Showing 1 - 10 of 666
sufficient for a typical poor family to reach the poverty line would bring the annual poverty rate down from 34 percent to 25 … workfare scheme in which the government acts as the employer of last resort. Is this a cost-effective policy against poverty … (three months) would bring the annual poverty rate down to 31 percent at a cost of 1.3 percent of GDP. While the gains from a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522560
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523386
"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a reference point for new sample data from Venezuela....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394114
overall family medicine program. It describes and assesses Turkey's performance based payment scheme in family medicine with … feasible. Three focus groups were conducted with Family Medicine Practice (FMP) doctors, FMP health personnel and division …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560551
of the present report are: a) to analyze the main characteristics of family agriculture as well as its development … measures aimed at reducing vulnerabilities and increasing development opportunities for family producers; and d) contribute to … presenting a set of policy recommendations and measures to support an economic and environmentally sustainable family agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557325
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009637043
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000563256
accelerate trade integration and growth, and to reduce poverty. Each part of the report focuses on a key question and provides an … poverty reduction using two types of macroeconomic models. The report concludes with policy priorities for accelerating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393389
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393569