progress in SDGs by 2030. Benin and Rwanda are presented in detail through case studies. The main lessons are: i) average … sources given the scale of additional spending, and iv) strong national ownership of SDGs is key and should be reflected in …

There are few studies in the Philippines that analyze poverty dynamics; and studies that analyze the effects of weather … variability on food poverty dynamics are even fewer. Given that there are some sectors that are more adversely affected by the … changing weather patterns, a study analyzing the effects of weather variability on poverty is essential. Using a simple spells …

Poverty incidence has been declining in the Philippines over the past 10 years. However, with the advent of the Asian … crisis in 1997, there was a reversal in poverty trends. Estimates indicate that the headcount index has gone up to 40 percent … in 1998 from 31.8 percent in 1997. Other nonincome-based measures of poverty also suggest deterioration in the welfare …

beneficiaries closer to reaching the poverty threshold because getting employed would provide additional income to the beneficiaries …

all the targets remains a daunting challenge, with goals for poverty, education and maternal mortality unlikely to be … macroeconomy and the MDGs. In this study, such assessment is done using an integrated macro-micro modeling approach, using the … 2025 and 2021, respectively. The goal for poverty will not be achieved even by 2025. The national debt follows a downward …

While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic … growth has still not translated into reduction of poverty. This is in large part due to issues pertaining to distribution …. Inequalities in income, as well as inequities in labor and education, have provided barriers for everyone to participate in growth …

inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected by government social policy. We find … evidence of only a small decline in inequality over this period. The observed decline may be attributed to government transfers …