and unambiguously assert that trade openness is conducive to growth and poverty reduction, the preponderance of evidence … supports this conclusion. However, the majority of empirical studies also show that the impact of trade on growth and poverty …

of poverty rates and inequality levels. We also estimate a heterogeneous response to the mining-abundant condition …, finding stronger responses in lower-poverty, higher-inequality districts. Finally, we find a trend suggesting incremental … activities, on the reduction of poverty and inequality. …

helps to understand the high levels of inequality. The contemporary fiscal version of that assertion goes something like … that reduce growth and thwart poverty reduction efforts. The argument of this paper is that there are various possible …

finds that the main factor contributing to poverty reduction has been individuals' changes in labor earnings, and the role … of these changes has been less important in reducing income inequality. The main driving force of reduced income … inequality has been the fall in returns to education, which at the same time has been one of the important factors to …

representative household configuration to enable more robust analysis of tourism investment impacts on poverty and income inequality … regional economy-wide and poverty impacts of a US$36 million investment in tourism in the south of Haiti. The first social … of unemployment fell from 26% to 23%. The investment helped lift some of the region¿s poorest out of poverty, reducing …