relationship between remittances and income. Measures of inequality and poverty based on actual, with-migration income and … remittances on poverty alleviation and income distribution are found to be stronger when the more rigorous, counterfactual income …We use original 2005 household survey data from Fiji and Tonga to estimate the impact of migration and remittances on …

This paper reviews the pattern of poverty rates and income inequality in El Salvador since the 1990s. It discusses some … of migration and remittances (that is, a .private safety net. built around solidarity within families) rather than the …

to reduce poverty in rural Pakistan. The present study attempts to analyze the impact of socioeconomic and demographic …Poverty is a complex phenomenon based on a network of interlocking economic, social, political, and demographic factors …. An understanding of the extent, nature, and determinants of rural poverty is a precondition for effective public policy …

populations. Finally, food price inflation can lead to significant increases in Pakistani poverty levels: For Pakistan as a whole … and the most vulnerable to these price shocks are the poorest segments of society. In countries like Pakistan, the … discussion has focused onthe impact of substantially higher food and fuel prices on poverty. This paper used PSLM and MICS …

While schooling outcomes for girls have improved over the period 2001–11, progress has been uneven within Pakistan … secondary school enrollments for girls. We use data from the Pakistan Integrated Household Survey for 2001/02 and the Pakistan …

This paper studies the impact of changes in the external balance of Pakistan. We explain why the economic growth … achieved during the past decade was highly dependent on improvements in the external balance. Between 2001 and 2007, Pakistan … benefited from an increase in remittances, foreign assistance from bilateral and multilateral sources, and a relatively stable …

The structural transformation of Pakistan’s economy has not been accompanied by a concomitant decline in the proportion … challenges of poverty, food security, agricultural growth and rural development, thissector has received inadequate attention in … Survey of Pakistan 2005 and the Surveys of Domestic Commerce 2007 – this paper attempts to analyze the factors underlying the …

industrialization on poverty. It is concluded that industrial development in Pakistan has historically been heavily dependent on …Public policy is aimed at increasing the efficiency of the industrial sector in Pakistan. This paper looks at four … policy making. Thirdly, I have briefly discussed the history of policies implemented in Pakistan. Lastly, I have discussed …