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decomposition. Results in deprivation analysis and inequalities related reveal some new insights about the poverty situation in the … country, which contrasts with the results available from traditional poverty analysis. We observe respectively, high …
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The existing literature on poverty has discussed about the conflict between income-based measure and nutrition … status driven utility function reconciles the conflict between income based and nutrition based measures of poverty. …
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The conflict between the income based and nutrition based estimates of poverty is a widely debated issue in economic … function can reconcile the conflict between the two measures of poverty. In addition, a simple general equilibrium model using …
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The commonly used poverty indices measure the overall level of poverty in a society but fail to capture the … differential intensity across different socioeconomic groups. This paper proposes a new measure, Inequality of Poverty Index … poverty across different subgroups. It can be used to determine the major socioeconomic factors …
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The paper examines the causal relationship between disability and poverty among Indian elderly. Using different poverty … measures and statistical tests, the paper also attempts to analyze the depth of poverty among disabled elderly. A special round … relationship between poverty and disability. Further, our analysis suggests for higher level of poverty and income inequality among …
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Developing countries attach enormous importance to physical infrastructure for poverty reduction. We contend that this … between infrastructure and poverty in India in a regional framework. Infrastructural availability improves average living … standards and lowers the incidence of poverty but the relation between infrastructural situation and inequality indicates higher …
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The question whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being (SWB) has rarely been investigated. This paper fills this gap by analyzing the SWB effects of intergenerational earnings mobility and equality in education at the societal level. Using socio-demographic...
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The question whether a socially mobile society is conducive to subjective well-being (SWB) has rarely been investigated. This paper fills this gap by analyzing the SWB effects of intergenerational earnings mobility and equality in educational attainment at the societal level. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005109561
Latin America has often been depicted as one of the most unequal regions in the world. However, after the rising of inequality, the figure decline dramatically starting from the year 2000. In this setting, Bolivia has been one of the poorest performers on income distribution efforts, lately,...
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Multidimensional poverty and inequality of opportunity are closely interconnected concepts. Equality of opportunity … achieved, a child will be able to overcome multidimensional poverty and deprivation. Using the information collected in Peru … during the first two rounds of the Young Lives longitudinal study, we describe how multidimensional poverty and inequality of …
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