chapter assesses this factor in terms of household income distribution, the setting of poverty limits, the measurement of … possible alternatives. Household income is also a factor of central importance in determining standard of living, and the … income disparity and the causes and effects of poverty. The situation is monitored in five selected EU countries: the Czech …

redistribution are necessary for poverty reduction. For growth theoreticians, economic growth must be pursued while for political … the effect of these variables using two recent national household survey data sets collected by the National Bureau of … statistics in 1996 and 2004 upon which we applied three commonly used poverty indices(FGT) and the Shapely decomposition …

poverty in Pakistan. The study decomposes education of the household into different levels: primary, middle, matriculation …This study examines household characteristics and personal characteristics of the household head as the determinants of …, intermediate, bachelors and higher studies and finds evidence that poverty is greatest among the less literate households and …

This paper deals with the effects of migrants remittances on poverty in Senegal. Data were extracted from the …. The results also indicate that richer households are more affected by remittances. The poverty headcount and poverty gap … are reduced in presence of remittance while the severity of poverty is worsened. …