Studies of poverty dynamics relying solely on household income-expenditure surveys can yield noisy results …, overestimating transient poverty and underestimating persistence of poverty, especially for the poorest. In this study, we make use … including promotional, protective and transformative strategies to make a real dent on extreme poverty.[CFPR-TUP Working Paper …

productivity, wages and poverty in India in the first quinquennuim of the 21st century. The period between 2000 and 2005 saw a …. On a comparable basis, the reduction in poverty over this period is shown to be substantially smaller than indicated by …, the pace of poverty reduction between 2000 and 2005 shows, at best, a marginal acceleration (or a marginal deceleration …

dam is built, agricultural production does not increase but poverty does. In contrast, districts located downstream from … the dam benefit from increased irrigation and see agricultural production increase and poverty fall. Overall, our … implications, and has, in aggregate, increased poverty. …

there is indeed uncertainty surrounding estimates of poverty. The uncertainties concern the analysis of the NSS data, the … poverty line benchmarks and the data themselves. This commentary discusses some of these issues and suggests that the …

it has not reduced poverty sufficiently. The benefits of growth have not been evenly distributed, but relatively …

that women and children suffer greater poverty than in households which conform with a more common (and idealised) male … poverty among children. Background Paper for UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2007] …