The author investigates the determinants and dynamics of poverty during the five-year growth period that followed the … 1994 CFA franc devaluation in Burkina Faso. Results show that the nature and dynamics of poverty determinants are … pattern of poverty determinants. The most significant determinants of poverty over the growth period include the burden of age …

This paper analyzes the dynamics of poverty and income inequality during the recovery phase of the transition that … urban areas. In a context of rising income inequality and widening urban-rural income and poverty gaps, the benefits of … addition to income inequality and asset endowments, poverty appears to be highly correlated with a number of labor market …

Sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that the widening income and welfare gap between Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of world is … largely accounted for by the technology trap responsible for the poverty trap. This result is supported by empirical evidence … countries income levels in Sub-Saharan Africa would be significantly higher. The result is robust, even after controlling for …

policies and exogenous shocks on poverty and income distribution. They emphasize the role of labor market segmentation, urban …. Numerical simulations for a prototype low-income country highlight the importance of accounting for the various channels through … which poverty alleviation programs and debt relief may ultimately affect the poor …

The authors investigate the dynamics of poverty and income inequality in a cross-section of socio-economic groups and … rapidly increasing urban poverty accompanied by rising income inequality, declining poverty -growth elasticities, and … significant changes in the poverty map. In rural areas, the incidence of poverty remained the same and income inequality did not …