This paper reviews the pattern of poverty rates and income inequality in El Salvador since the 1990s. It discusses some … of migration and remittances (that is, a ‘private safety net’ built around solidarity within families) rather than the … distributive effect of public social expenditure or other public policies. -- El Salvador ; remittances ; migration ; inequality …

economy of the region and also looks ahead to identify the major challenges that remain - focusing on Bangladesh, Pakistan …

investigates long-term changes in income inequality and poverty in China. Income inequality rose before 2007 and then fell by a … also indicates a considerable poverty reduction during China's economic transition, mainly because of the growth effect of … poverty decomposition. …

inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South …

The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of human rights on income distribution and poverty by exploring how … both aid and trade can influence poverty and income distribution through human rights. The analysis employs data for 125 … equality and poverty reduction. The interaction of human rights with official development assistance and trade flows shows that …

by falling poverty and fairly stable, or even declining, income inequality. Subsequently, from about the mid-1970s … onwards, a cumulative process of non-farm diversification took hold, and was accompanied by further growth and poverty decline … growth in inequality and has played a particularly pronounced role in reducing poverty. …

-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 impacts of indirect tax policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by … government tax revenue and a neutral effect on income distribution and poverty. The results of the second reform find a positive … distribution, poverty indicators fell. …

- 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 …

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 …