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Multidimensional Targeting and Evaluation: A General Framework with an Application to a Poverty Program in Bangladesh
Robano, Virginia; Smith, Stephen C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Many poverty, safety net, training, and other social programs utilize multiple screening criteria to determine eligibility. We apply recent advances in multidimensional measurement analysis to develop a straightforward method for summarizing changes in groups of eligibility (screening)...
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Multidimensional Poverty Analysis: Looking for a Middle Ground
Ferreira, Francisco H.G.; Lugo, Maria Ana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Widespread agreement that poverty is a multifaceted phenomenon, encompassing deprivations along multiple dimensions, clashes with often vociferous disagreement about how best to measure these deprivations. Drawing on the recent literature, this short note proposes three methodological...
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Determinants of Poverty during Transition: Household Survey Evidence from Ukraine
Danzer, Alexander M.; Danzer, Natalia Danzer (née … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
with employment. Poverty determinants change over time in line with the experience of transition and restructuring. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761796
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Migration's Income and Poverty Impact Has Been Underestimated
Schiff, Maurice - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper examines two issues associated with the impact of migration on household income and poverty. First, existing studies have typically overlooked a feature of migration that should be taken into account in estimating its impact, namely the fact that migration changes the size of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762256
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Rural People’s Perception of Poverty in China
Gustafsson, Bjorn; Yue, Ximing - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Subjective Poverty Line methodology is applied to rural China 2002 using a sample from 22 provinces. Respondents were asked two questions: one on amount of food necessary and another on amount of cash necessary for their households. The respondent’s perception of how much cash is needed varies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822769
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The Development of Multidimensional Poverty in Germany 1985-2007
Busch, Christopher; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper deals with concepts of multidimensional poverty measurement and applies them to Germany. Three concepts of poverty are examined and included into one multidimensional approach: economic well being, capability and social exclusion. The empirical application relies on indices introduced...
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Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital: Results from a Randomized Control Trial in Colombia
Attanasio, Orazio; Cattan, Sarah; Fitzsimons, Emla; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
and socio-emotional skills as a function of maternal skills and child's past skills, as well as material and time …
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Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing: An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa
Falco, Paolo; Maloney, William F.; Rijkers, Bob; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
By exploiting recent advances in mixed (stochastic parameter) ordered probit estimators and a unique longitudinal dataset from Ghana, this paper examines the distribution of subjective wellbeing across sectors of employment and offers insights into the functioning of developing country labor...
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Can Dreams Come True? Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Africa by 2030
Ncube, Mthuli; Brixiova, Zuzana; Bicaba, Zorobabel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
With the year 2015 – the MDG finishing line – approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The … promote shared prosperity in every society. We examine feasibility of these objectives for Sub-Saharan Africa, the world … rate, especially if in part achieved by lowering inequality, the Africa region would meaningfully contribute to the global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764597
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The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso
Kazianga, Harounan; Levy, Dan; Linden, Leigh L.; Sloan, Matt - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We evaluate the causal effects of a program that constructed high quality "girl-friendly" primary schools in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design 2.5 years after the program started. We find that the program increased enrollment of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 by 20...
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