Measuring poverty remains a complex and contentious issue. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa where … poverty rates are higher, information bases typically weaker, and the underlying determinants of welfare relatively volatile … poverty with focus on the period 2002/03 to 2008/09. The paper contributes in four areas. First, the period in question was …

We explore a novel first order dominance (FOD) approach to poverty mapping and compare its properties to small area … conclude that the FOD approach to poverty mapping constitutes a useful addition to the toolkit of policy analysts. …

The poverty mapping methodology for estimating welfare rankings from small areas has proven to be useful in guiding … allocation of government funds, regional planning, and general policy formulation. Nevertheless, poverty mapping also suffers … for, and/or extension of the poverty mapping methodology. Second, it directly uses census data with a minimum of …

We explore a novel first order dominance (FOD) approach to poverty mapping and compare its properties to small area … conclude that the FOD approach to poverty mapping constitutes a useful addition to the toolkit of policy analysts. …

The poverty mapping methodology for estimating welfare rankings from small areas has proven to be useful in guiding … allocation of government funds, regional planning, and general policy formulation. Nevertheless, poverty mapping also suffers … for, and/or extension of the poverty mapping methodology. Second, it directly uses census data with a minimum of …

-benefit policies stabilized earnings losses. We then evaluate the impact on income-based poverty and inequality and the contribution of … discretionary tax-benefit policies in alleviating the shock. Our analysis shows modest increases in headcount poverty rates and … inequality, and somewhat larger effects on the poverty gap due to lower relative earnings losses of the poor population at the …

This paper analyses the effectiveness of tax-benefit systems in reducing poverty and inequality across 13 countries in … to poverty and inequality. Additionally, we assess gender disparities in outcomes, quantify the distributional effects of …

of these measures on income-based poverty and inequality. We find notable reductions in disposable incomes, concentrated … among higher-income households, and moderate increases in headcount poverty rates and poverty gaps. The study highlights the …