The paper presents estimates of poverty [extreme poverty PPP$1.9 and PPP$3.2] and consumption inequality in India for …-kind food subsides on poverty and inequality. Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 percent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food …

poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings. First, India has made significant progress … in reducing poverty in recent decades, but the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to … have temporarily increased poverty and inequality. Second, education and employment status seem to be the main factors …

outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia …

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DETERMINANTS OF WORKERS' REMITTANCES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS -- III …. EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION -- IV. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- A. Egypt -- B. Jordan -- C. Morocco -- D. Pakistan -- E …

which remittances affect economic activity. The empirical evidence does not clearly support the purported short …