This study assesses temporal and spatial distribution of child deprivation and income poverty using the fifth and sixth … deprivation of children aged 7 to 17 years, and the outcomes were compared to the incidence of income poverty. The analyses reveal … areas; and differences in regional rankings of deprivation and income poverty. Distinct policies for child deprivation and …

We measure multidimensional poverty in India using National Sample Survey Organization data from 2014-15 to 2017-18. We … use income, health, education, and standard of living to measure the MPI. The MPI headcount declined from 26.9 to 13 ….75 per cent over the study period. The all-India estimates indicate that 144 million people were lifted from poverty during …

on the role of (income) inequality in poverty reduction. The evidence involves both an indirect channel via the tendency … of high inequality to decrease the rate at which income is transformed to poverty reduction and the tendency of rising … headcount measure of poverty as the dependent variable and the Gini coefficient and PPP-adjusted mean income as explanatory …

-benefit policies stabilized earnings losses. We then evaluate the impact on income-based poverty and inequality and the contribution of … estimate the impact of the crisis on disposable incomes, how effects vary across the income distribution, and in how far tax … discretionary tax-benefit policies in alleviating the shock. Our analysis shows modest increases in headcount poverty rates and …

We investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on income levels, poverty, and inequality in both the immediate … remained incomplete and was unevenly spread over the population even 22 months after the start of the pandemic. Poverty more … shock of the lockdown was more severe for the bottom of the income distribution, but it experienced a faster recovery. On …

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 … across income groups; assess the effectiveness of tax-benefit policies in mitigating income losses; and analyse the influence …

- better cushions the poverty effects of income shocks in a developing economy. We compare the effectiveness of the three … benefit schemes on poverty first conceptually and then by considering two different crisis scenarios, the COVID-19 pandemic … the proxy-means-tested benefits are the most effective in reducing the poverty gap index, a simple categorical benefit is …

the differences across the income distribution and impacts on measures of poverty and inequality. The paper also evaluates … experienced by higher-income households. Additionally, the estimates point to moderate increases in both the headcount poverty … poverty rate and fully reversed income losses for the poorest income quartile. …

the responsiveness of poverty to income growth is a decreasing function of inequality, albeit at varying rates for the … income elasticity in the sample are estimated at: 0.02-0.68, 0.11-1.05 and 0.10-1.35, respectively, for these poverty … measures. Furthermore while, on average, the responsiveness of poverty to income growth appears to be the same between the …

headcount ratio, using income and expenditure survey microdata. With the poverty line as defined here, approximately half the …The United Nations Millennium Declaration commits to halving extreme poverty between 2000 and 2015. The South African … government has set a goal of halving poverty by 2014, although the meaning of this goal has not yet been defined. This article …