This paper presents new evidence on the association between gender and poverty based on an empirical analysis of 11 … data sets from 10 developing countries. The paper computes income- and expenditure-based poverty measures and investigates … their sensitivity to the use of per capita and per adult equivalent units. It also tests for differences in poverty …

effects on poverty reduction, it is important to first study trends in the allocation of funds, particularly as they relate to …

educated and not as aware of risk-mitigation mechanisms. Given the rural character of poverty in many countries, poverty …-organized risk mitigation. One important tool for mitigating risk is microinsurance. The International Association of Insurance … Supervisors (IAIS) defines microinsurance as “insurance that is accessed by the low-income population, provided by a variety of …

financing instruments, such as weather index-based insurance and microinsurance, also have great potential for managing the … and Benjamin Collier •Microinsurance innovations in rural finance by Martina Wiedmaier-Pfister and Brigitte Klein …

growth in rural China since the late 1970s. This rapid growth has also led to dramatic reductions in rural poverty. In this … differential impact of different types of public investments on growth and poverty reduction in rural China. The results show that … government expenditures on education have by far the largest impact on poverty reduction, and the second largest impact on …