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This report on measuring poverty using household consumption summarizes the work undertaken as part of the Brazil …
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This chapter introduces the main issues associated with population aging, many of which will be investigated in detail throughout the volume. The next section describes the demographic transformation that Brazil has been experiencing and highlights its specific features, including a very rapid...
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In this report, the components of a national retirement security system are categorized - as "pillars", or as "tiers" according to their objective. This is in marked contrast to other publications that categorize the branches of a pension system in accordance with who administers them (the...
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econometric estimation techniques, this study finds that grid electrification has significant positive impacts on households … 30 percent and as low as 9 percent. Benefits go up steadily as household exposure to grid electrification (measured by …
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household's ability to save on a regular basis. Due to limited outreach of institutional housing finance, most slum dwellers … dwellers to transition into the formal housing sector, which has the dual benefits of improving service access and escaping … rely solely on household savings for purchasing a house. These findings underscore the urgent need to improve savings …
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household income and the presence of nutrition interventions in the community. The results show that better nutrition is …
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This study brief on "Social Assistance Programs and Household Welfare in Eswatini" examines the performance of Eswatini …
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