Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in terms of size, income, and structure of trade and protection. Using … equilibrium global model, this study examines the effects of SAFTA on trade and net income in the region. The magnitude of the …. Exempting sensitive products from the agreement limits gains from trade for the lower-middle-income members of SAFTA but may be …

insuring poor people both lessens the affliction of poverty and allows poor people to participate in income growth. This set of …Risk and poverty are inextricably linked. Susceptibility to risk is a defining feature of what it means to be poor … the fewest tools to deal with drought, floods, and disease when they occur. Breaking the link between risk and poverty by …

expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the …

Standard microeconomic methods consistently suggest that, in the short run, higher food prices increase poverty in … systematically test the relationship between changes in domestic food prices and changes in poverty. We find robust evidence that in … the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …

Knowledge of actual poverty prevalence is important for any society concerned with improving public welfare and … reducing poverty. In this paper, we calculate and compare the poverty incidence rate in China using four nationally … Household Finance Survey (CHFS) of 2011, and the Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP) of 2007. …

literature disaggregating the growth–poverty relationship in agriculture. Although our estimated elasticities are higher for …

will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate …

interest to the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative. These poverty, health, and nutrition outcomes include both …