Income inequality and poverty are closely related. This study decomposed income inequality in Nigeria using the Gini … contributed to the increased income inequality. Between 1998 and 2004, income redistribution and income growth increased poverty …

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality and poverty in China from 1987 to 2002 … agricultural income from the mid-1990s onward. Poverty persists, and tied in part to slow growth in agricultural commodity prices … restructuring have fueled the growth in inequality within urban areas. Poverty levels, however, are very low. China should give more …

micro-simulation model used for poverty and income distribution analysis. The first two simulations showed that the policies …

in the relative poverty of women in Pakistan. However, in the fiscal adjustment exercise, the incidence of poverty … areas, leading to an increase in relative poverty among women in Pakistan. The poverty of capabilities among men and women … reforms using three types of poverty indicators - FGT, capability, and relative time poverty - calculated on the basis of the …

preferential credit. This paper examines poverty targeting and impact of the micro-credit program. It is found that the program is … on poverty reduction of the participants. This positive impact is found for all the three Foster-Greer-Thorbecke poverty …

This research quantifies the effects on poverty in Ecuador of bilateral trade liberalization with the U.S. and fiscal … policies as the main mechanisms through which trade impacts poverty. The paper combines a reduced-form micro household income … small. Indigence and income distribution effects are small but positive. There are mixed results on poverty. The best …

instability. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of regional integration on the country's labour market and poverty. We … negative effects on investment. Finally, the effects on poverty and income distribution obtained through microsimulations are …

This study investigates the impact of the gender of the household head on the determinants of monetary poverty in the … areas. The results show that there has not been any feminization of poverty since 1995. In 1999, the incidence of poverty … among female household heads was lower than that of their male-headed counterparts, but in some cities the poverty gap was …

DAD is designed to facilitate the analysis and the comparisons of social welfare, inequality, poverty and equity across … reforms to these programs) on poverty and equity. …