The author studies the links between macroeconomic adjustment and poverty. First, he summarizes some of the recent … evidence on poverty in the developing world. Second, he reviews the various channels through which macroeconomic policies … wages, employment, and poverty. Fourth, he presents cross-country regressions linking various macroeconomic and structural …

surveys in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, and Mexico, along with special surveys from India and Tonga, show similar … contrast, there is little observed relationship between mental health and poverty or education, common measures of socio … impact on mental health than overall levels of poverty. This may have important implications for social protection policy …

Using data from Mexico, the authors study empirically the link between trade policy and individual income risk and the … on workers to estimate time-varying individual income risk parameters in different manufacturing sectors in Mexico …

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as … reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs … at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors …

This paper examines the effects of climate change on poverty through the relationship between indicators of climate … product and poverty. The evidence suggests that climate change could have a negative impact on poverty by 2030. The paper … domestic product per capita is used in a second equation to estimate municipal poverty on the same years. The authors then …

The author investigates the effects of a marginal tax reform on household welfare in Mexico. He estimates the extent to …

exploiting cross-municipality income and crime data for Mexico -- a country that experienced a high increase in crime rates over …. Combining income data from poverty maps, administrative records on crime and violence, and public expenditures data at the … municipal level for Mexico (2005-2010), the analysis finds evidence indicating that drug-related crimes indeed deter growth. It …

estimates suggest that the specialization pattern of Latin A-with the exception of Mexico-has been moving in opposite direction …