reducing poverty, with the aim of identifying its key problems. Since the government provides such public transfers mainly as …

is still grappling to overcome interrelated challenges of poverty and sustainable development, so its priorities will be …" framework stresses the distinct challenges of achieving zero extreme poverty (Z), setting country-specific "Epsilon" benchmarks …

Poverty reduction in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2005–2008 had been quite significant. Despite the global crisis …, an estimated 150 million people exited extreme poverty by 2008 - from 903.4 million in 2005 to 753.5 million, bringing … the percentage of people living under the $1.25 per day poverty line to 21.9% from 27.1% in 2005. Poverty reduction was …

inclusion on poverty and income inequality. The results provide evidence that high- and middle-high-income economies with high … financial inclusion have significantly lower poverty, while no such relation exists for middle-low and low-income economies. The … nonlinearities in the cross-country determinants and impacts of financial inclusion on poverty and income inequality across income …

The spatial granularity of poverty statistics can have a significant impact on the efficiency of targeting resources … granular poverty maps. This study outlines a computational framework to enhance the spatial granularity of government …-published poverty estimates using a deep layer computer vision technique applied on publicly available medium-resolution satellite …

Poverty statistics are conventionally compiled using data from household income and expenditure survey or living … standards survey. This study examines an alternative approach in estimating poverty by investigating whether readily available … geospatial data can accurately predict the spatial distribution of poverty in Thailand. In particular, geospatial data examined …

This study examines the potential of remittances for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in Asian countries … poverty rate, but they tend to decrease the poverty gap and thereby ameliorate the depth of poverty. The estimates suggest … that a 10% increase in remittances decreases the poverty gap by about 0.7–1.4%. The paper also explores the robustness of …

This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on household consumption expenditure and poverty in …, including poverty status. The first results show that remittances have positive effects on the economy and reduce poverty. It is …