The general perception is that high food prices in India have increased poverty and that trade reforms will further … worsen poverty. We compare Foster-Greer-Thorbecke poverty measures for various scenarios of grain price swings with and … opportunities for poverty alleviation. Global trade reform reinforces this effect for all rural population groups. An increase in …

the effects of four UBI schemes on poverty and inequality measures during normal times and times of crisis in Uganda and … benefit leads to higher poverty and inequality compared to existing benefits. By contrast, in Uganda, a country with only one … notable social protection programme, all UBI scenarios reduce poverty and inequality. Differences between welfare estimates …

Ugandan data shows poverty to be entrenched in rural areas and in large households. Households with heads exposed to …-being. The data also confirms two known stylized facts regarding poverty vulnerability. First, households in the Northern region … correlated with poverty vulnerability. The fact that residence in rural areas is associated with higher incidence of poverty …

In this paper we compute a multi-dimensional poverty index (MPI) for Uganda following the approach proposed by Alkire …-dimensional poverty. We also compare the results from Uganda with other countries for which the MPI has been computed and we note some … and Forster (2007). Using household survey data we show how the incidence of multi-dimensional poverty has fallen in …

In this paper we compute a multi-dimensional poverty index (MPI) for Uganda following the approach proposed by Alkire …-dimensional poverty. We also compare the results from Uganda with other countries for which the MPI has been computed and we note some … and Forster (2007). Using household survey data we show how the incidence of multi-dimensional poverty has fallen in …

This paper analyses the poverty impacts of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Uganda and the EU. As … quantify the impacts on the economy and poverty, in particular, by conducting a simulation study based on a combined CGE … positive macroeconomic impacts indicating potentially low economic adjustment costs. Whether the very small poverty effects …

low-magnitude changes in transaction costs in the agricultural sector have an impact on poverty. …

food prices have threatened to slowdown economic growth, poverty reduction and inclusive sustainable development throughout …