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that keep them from reducing poverty and inequality. To perform this assessment, we analyze three dimensions of size …: conditional cash transfers, non-contributory pensions, and other transfers. We use an international poverty line of 6.85 dollars … PPP per day (similar to the average national poverty line of upper middle-income countries) and adjust survey weights to …
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principles of fairness and social justice but also contributes towards perpetuating poverty and disadvantage. In this chapter, we … and higher levels of infant mortality and stunting. Despite being knowledgeable about contraceptive methods, young women … days of healthy living among women and the poor. Overall, our results highlight that despite the epidemiological transition …
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. One reason is that carbon taxes can aggravate poverty by increasing prices of basic goods and services such as food …, heating, and commuting. Meanwhile, cash transfer programs have been established as some of the most efficient poverty …
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Energy subsidies have been criticized due to their economic inefficiency and promotion of wasteful usage of energy and associated carbon emissions. Conversely, environmental taxes are advocated as efficient policy instruments. Nonetheless, removing subsidies and taxing energy can be politically...
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that reduce growth and thwart poverty reduction efforts. The argument of this paper is that there are various possible …
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One reason carbon prices are difficult to implement is that they might imply high additional costs on poor and vulnerable households. In response, studies often highlight that recycling revenues through cash transfers can render carbon pricing reforms progressive. This neglects that existing...
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