This study analyzes the impact of remittances on poverty in Nigeria, using data from the 2004 Nigerian National Living … (PSM) method to estimate the impact of remittances on poverty. The use of these methods was based on two reasons. The first … international remittances reduce the incidence, depth and severity of poverty. The statistical tests show a significant Average …

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 …

The study examines the effects that trade liberalization will have on poverty in Nigeria. Previous studies have been … households due to the dependence of the latter on mostly land and labor income. As a result, urban poverty decreases in the short … and long run while rural poverty increases in both periods. Policies to improve the agricultural sector will thus have to …

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 …

labour in the form of wages. Given that poverty is most prevalent in rural areas, where there is a 74.3 percent incidence of … poverty as opposed to 36.8 percent for urban areas, it is reasonable for the government to make improved productivity and the …

effect between 1994 and 2008- over wages, employment and poverty. While the macroeconomic effects of a change in the pension … analysis. We use a CGE model to evaluate the effects of the reform on labor market and poverty. Our result indicate that if … private pension funds are allocated to physical investment, labor demand and wages increase and poverty goes down. However …

In the context of a sharp rise in the incidence of poverty and increasing inequality since the end of the last decade …, labour markets, and poverty and inequality are assessed using a top-down static CGE, a microsimulation approach. It is shown … reduction of poverty incidences, poverty gaps and the severity of poverty exclusively due to the introduction of the personal …

This study applies the regression-based inequality decomposition technique to explain poverty and inequality trends in …

price of food items is higher. Therefore, the poverty headcount ratio increases. As expected, a reduction in the world price … and poverty, particularly in the rural areas. …