This study examines the potential of remittances for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in Asian countries … home country real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth. A 10% increase in remittances as a share of GDP leads to … a 0.9-1.2% increase in GDP growth. The findings also show that remittances only have a negligible effect on the overall …

the Planning Commission poverty line, the paper computes poverty and inequality indices from the large sample surveys of … NSS consumer expenditure data and demonstrates that the intertemporal changes in the poverty ratio has been more … influenced by the changes in per capita consumption rather than class distribution. Interpersonal inequality in the consumption …

in inequality on poverty. This trade-off between inequality and growth is quantified using a tool called the "inequality–growth …% increase in inequality, with poverty remaining unchanged. Second, the paper looks into the issue of pro-poor growth. How to …This paper examines the relationships between economic growth, income distribution, and poverty for 17 Asian countries …

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which in recent years has been the engine of global economic growth, this volume … inclusive growth and the greening of economies. Underlying the increasing pressure for new models of TVET provision is the rapid … for governments in the Asia Pacific region as they seek to achieve long-term sustainable growth since the continued …

$2 per day poverty lines. This can be attributed to faster population growth than poverty reduction. The ranking of the …Poverty reduction in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2005-2008 had been quite significant. Despite the global crisis …, an estimated 150 million people exited extreme poverty by 2008 - from 903.4 million in 2005 to 753.5 million, bringing …

affect the household consumption expenditure and hence poverty. The findings suggest that reduction in remittances will … reduce gross domestic product, investment, and household consumption, which in turn will increase poverty. On the other hand …, the probability of households becoming poor decreases by 12.7% if they receive remittances. The poverty headcount ratio …