the role of early parenthood, child labor, and poverty in pushing teenagers out of school. The potential endogeneity of …. Extreme poverty is another factor lowering school attendance, as children who have suffered hunger at some point in their …

In the northeast region of Brazil, the poverty picture of the past two decades reveals large fluctuations in the … poverty level, and poverty depth. Findings based on the Brazilian annual household survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Amostra … association of the household head are important correlates of poverty. Taking these into account, data reveal that a Nordestino …

The state of Bahia, Brazil has made progress in reducing poverty and improving social indicators in the past decade …. Despite this progress, Bahia's poverty is among the highest and its social indicators are among the lowest in Brazil …. Currently, 41 percent of Bahia's population live in households below the poverty level, a drop of 14 percentage points since …

. The authors develop a survey instrument that addresses poverty in a broad sense, including hunger, early pregnancy and … on intergenerational transfer of risks that are considered to induce poverty. They document findings based on the survey …

Breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty requires far-reaching actions in the education sector …. Widespread poverty affects both students' performance and their availability to attend school. Low-quality education leads to low … income, which in turn perpetuates poverty. Furthermore, low levels of education affect growth though low labor productivity …

The states in the Brazilian Amazon have made progress in reducing poverty and improving social indicators in the last … decade. Despite this progress, the poverty rate in the Amazon is among the highest in Brazil. As of 2000, rural poverty is … the greatest challenge. In Par?, not only is the headcount poverty rate of 58.4 percent in rural areas more than 55 …