poverty. Many households above the poverty line are food insecure; many below are not. We investigate a lack of financial …

better average living standards than otherwise similar districts: larger household consumption, lower poverty rate, and …

role. We also find four types of poverty traps, associated with large initial household size, poor initial education, poor …

The paper considers child poverty in rich English-speaking countries – the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK …, and Ireland. Do all these countries really stand out from other OECD countries for their levels of child poverty, as is … sometimes assumed? And what policies have they adopted to address the problem? ?Poverty? is interpreted broadly and hence the …

examines the effect of credit, insurance, and poverty (defined as more than just low income). It also explains bonded child …