We are not seeing faster progress against poverty amongst the poorest developing countries. Yet this is implied by … for 100 developing countries reveals an adverse effect on consumption growth of high initial poverty incidence at a given … initial mean. A high incidence of poverty also entails a lower subsequent rate of progress against poverty at any given growth …

Natural disasters have an impact on poverty through many different channels -- economic growth, health, schooling … next year, 26 million fewer people would be in extreme poverty?that is, living on less than $1.90 a day. A systematic …

Despite record economic growth for more than a decade, poverty has remained stubbornly high in Afghanistan, especially … the positive impact of aid and troops. According to the estimates, Afghan troops contributed more to poverty reduction …

incidence analysis suggests that increased spending on social assistance enhances the probability of moving out of poverty and … reduces the probability of moving into poverty. However, double difference estimates (based on a mimicked randomized … household welfare or reduce poverty. Double difference estimates point to a negative impact on welfare. Parametric estimates do …