poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that … global poverty and inequality measures are sensitive to the downscaling methodology used. Our results show that future … economic growth is crucial for poverty reduction. Higher per capita incomes tend to favour poverty reduction, while higher …

This paper addresses poverty reduction strategies from a labour market perspective. Structural features and constraints … poverty circles. The major policy conclusion for poverty reduction drawn from the analysis is that education should be more …

This paper provides an account of the evolution of poverty and inequality during adjustment in Bolivia, covering the … period 1985?99. It turns out that urban poverty declined somewhat after the initial stabilization phase that followed the … hyperinflation in 1985. A similar evolution of per capita income suggests a positive impact of growth on urban poverty, although the …

services sector is split up into formal and informal activities to account for the fact that poverty is largely confined to the …

Poverty Impact Analysis in individual countries. The model combines the optimizing behavior of CGE models with the asset …

, growth generated by the boom reduces poverty despite increasing informality. …

shape of the distribution and derived measures of inequality, poverty, and mobility. Using employment histories of German …