Showing 1 - 10 of 242
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996991
In an effort to inform social policy in Mexico, this paper analyzes the effects of a major social program on school attendance and household income distribution, accounting for its partial and general equilibrium effects. Linking a microeconometric simulation model and a general equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635687
on growth, employment and poverty in South Africa. More specifically, it examines how men and women have been affected … differently and whether liberalization has contributed to the faster rise in female unemployment and poverty. The results suggest … that trade policies have not contributed to increased poverty and that trade-induced technological change has accelerated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037945
"This paper addresses the potential effects of a world agricultural trade liberalization scenario on poverty and … Brazil, tailored for income distribution and poverty analysis. The model distinguishes 10 different labor types and 270 … model. Poverty and income distribution indexes are computed over the entire sample of households and persons, before and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967179
reduce the wide differences in income earned, so that the number of people living below the poverty line can be reduced? What … roles do education and the migration of household members play in lifting people out of poverty and in improving income … inequality and poverty in developing countries. These studies help policymakers understand the root causes of income inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037870
Migration and remittances can be used by rural households as a means of insurance, investment, and income augmentation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762104
Migration and remittances can be used by rural households as a means of insurance, investment, and income augmentation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009189433
remittances, primarily from male workers overseas. Since human capital is the most important asset for the poor, the escalation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132716
reliance on labor remittances exacerbated Tajikistan’s food insecurity and the vulnerability of its households. This study … economic growth and poverty reduction, constraints and bottlenecks on agricultural growth and productivity, and other policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132735
characteristics, is applied, illustrating its usefulness for analysis of demand for potatoes in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Asia, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997297