the priority given to absolute poverty in poor countries. The pattern of externalities also suggests that there will be … too much poverty and inequality in this economy, even judged solely from the point of view of aggregate efficiency …

hazard maps and spatial socioeconomic data. The paper also examines flood exposure and poverty at the local level within Ho …

Surveys in 2010, 2012, and 2014 to investigate the relationship between environmental risks and poverty. Using recently … drought hazards, the study shows: (i) at the district level, there are hotspots of high poverty and environmental risks; (ii …

People living in poverty are particularly vulnerable to shocks, including those caused by natural disasters such as …-day and future flood and drought hazard maps. The paper defines and calculates a ?poverty exposure bias? and finds support … households, suggesting that different mechanisms?such as land scarcity?are more important drivers in urban areas. The poverty …

This paper quantifies the contributions to poverty reduction observed in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2012/13. The …, labor, and non-labor incomes in explaining poverty reduction. The findings show that the most important contributor to … poverty reduction was growth in labor income, stemming from an increase in the returns to salaried nonfarm workers and higher …

Climate change and climate policies will affect poverty reduction efforts through direct and immediate impacts on the … poor and by affecting factors that condition poverty reduction, such as economic growth. This paper explores this relation … between climate change and policies and poverty outcomes by examining three questions: the (static) impact on poor people …

The continued poverty impact of the financial crisis in Serbia is difficult to establish beyond 2010 because of the … pathway of the financial crisis in Serbia, the labor market. The results suggest a further increase in poverty in 2011 on … compared with realized poverty estimates. The micro-simulation model performs well in predicting poverty dynamics during 2009 …