This paper presents a methodology to measure vulnerability to asset-poverty. Using repeated cross-section data, age … show that expected asset-poverty is a reliable proxy for expected consumption-poverty. Applying the methodology to nine …

This paper explains how to build Lorenz Curves for income distributions and discusses their use for inequality … and draw Lorenz Curves. A discussion on the use of Lorenz Curves to represent inequality is also provided. It highlights …

The purpose of this study was to present an application of SAM multiplier to Total Poverty Gap using simulation and … speculation method. Also, an appropriate trade policy was derived in each region aimed at reducing poverty. The results revealed …. Moreover, to reduce poverty, meat sector should be strongly supported to be exported commodity in North America, Latin America …

This paper has four main objectives: (1) to monitor the rise of poverty and income inequality during the first decade … of Russian transition; (2 to analyze the performance of the welfare state in reducing poverty and income inequality; (3 … reducing poverty among people in need. This study has also highlighted how the Russian society is now slowly acquiring those …

The relationship between poverty and natural resources is complex and the empirical evidence to date, mostly from … studies of forest activities and poverty, is inconclusive. The main purpose of this paper is to empirically identify the … effects of household characteristics and of inequality at the village level on natural resource extraction and dependence. To …

’s main goal is poverty reduction, not economic growth. In this paper, aid’s impact on poverty, growth, and inequality are …, are used. The main finding is that economic growth reduces poverty, but also aid, although less than growth, and not under … evidence of foreign aid’s effect on poverty. …

paper, we provide some elements that can help understand what are the consequences of these gifts on poverty and inequality …There are few studies of the social and economic consequences of remittances from migrant workers on poverty and … inequality in their home country until recently, especially in Haiti. The known amount of remittances sent to Haiti by the …