poverty reduction. The authors use a sample of 104 short-run growth spells in developing countries, between 1980 and 2001 … of growth does not matter for poverty reduction any more than the aggregate productivity intensity of growth, the … is associated with decreases in poverty, while employment-intensive growth in agriculture is correlated with poverty …

of per capita income has important implications for the relative roles of income growth and inequality changes in poverty … reduction. When poverty reduction is the overriding policy objective, poorer and relatively equal countries may be willing to …

connected poverty trends. The main focus of the authors is understanding, for the case of Brazil, how a trade shock interacts … with these structural forces and ascertaining whether it enhances or hinders medium-term poverty reduction. In particular …, they consider the interactions between the migration of labor out of agriculture, a potentially important poverty reduction …

). Poverty incidence also followed an inverted U-curve over the past quarter century, rising from 0.30 in 1981 to 0.33 in 1993 … social assistance transfers targeted to the poor; and a possible decline in racial inequality. Although poverty dynamics … substantial contribution to poverty reduction. …

household labor income and poverty in Brazil. The authors first estimate the extent of price transmission from world markets to …

explores the impact of this structural change in the rate of poverty reduction and concludes that it is far from negligible. …

The authors examine the effects of WTO agreements and domestic trade policy reforms on production, welfare, and poverty … macroeconomic effects and microeconomic effects in terms of poverty, the authors use the representative household approach with … scenario has negative implications for the overall macroeconomy, household welfare, and poverty in Bangladesh. Terms of trade …