Between 2000 and 2013, Latin America has considerably reduced poverty (from 46.3% to 29.7% of the population). In this …, and 14% of those in the middle-class, experience poverty at least once over a ten-year period. Furthermore, chronic … poverty remains widespread (representing 91% and 50% of extreme and moderate poverty respectively). Differences between rural …

to measure poverty as a multidimensional notion using a new composite indicator. However, subjective choices as different …The analysis and measurement of poverty is a crucial and unsolved issue in the field of social science. This work aims … model of poverty we have identified, considering various factors as weightings. Methodologically speaking, it is proposed an …

This paper combines development accounting exercises with economic theory to assess the importance of total factor … successful development benchmarks are explained by subpar productivity gains rather than slower factor accumulation. The … empirical analysis of the interplay between productivity and accumulation in the process of development suggests that one …