We analyze the performance of kernel density methods applied to grouped data to estimate poverty (as applied in Sala …-i-Martin, 2006, QJE). Using Monte Carlo simulations and household surveys, we find that the technique gives rise to biases in poverty … estimates, the sign and magnitude of which vary with the bandwidth, the kernel, the number of datapoints, and across poverty …

Current estimates of global poverty vary substantially across studies. In this paper we undertake a novel sensitivity … analysis to highlight the importance of methodological choices in estimating global poverty. We measure global poverty using … different data sources, parametric and nonparametric estimation methods, and multiple poverty lines. Our results indicate that …

poverty and inequality. We find that the epidemic lowers average income and increases poverty, and that the jump in poverty is … larger than expected from the fall in average income. This disproportionate increase in poverty reflects the large share of … the population living on the threshold of poverty and the higher HIV prevalence rates in those segments of the population. …

This paper describes the nature and evolution of poverty in Nigeria between 1985 and 1992. It highlights the potential … and welfare. The headcount measure of poverty in Nigeria declined from 43 percent to 34 percent between 1985 and 1992 …. Decomposing the factors causing the reduction in poverty shows that the overall decline of 9 percentage point was the net result …

The objective of this paper is to present some early experiences of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) from the … step toward PSIA by making more explicit the links between poverty and policies. Various examples highlight that even … potential poverty effects even in countries with limited data, and therefore contribute to a more informed policy debate and …

of Friedrich Nietzsche, that ties poverty and inequality to unethical behavior of the strong toward the weak. The paper … contributes to an understanding of why poverty and inequality have remained entrenched in some societies in spite of repeated …

Throughout the world, the great popularity of programs to protect those who may fall into poverty stands in contrast … with the weakness of policies aimed at helping individuals who are already poor to overcome long-term poverty. In the paper …, an OLG model with persistent poverty and limited social mobility is used to explore some of the reasons for the different …

outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia …