This paper contributes to the methodological literature on the estimation of poverty lines for country poverty … official extreme and moderate poverty lines across 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the recent … the dispersion of country-specific poverty lines, the paper concludes that the value of a regional poverty line largely …

about their impact on poverty and inequality. Using a large cross-country panel dataset, the authors find that remittances … in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have increased growth and reduced inequality and poverty. These results … and poverty-reducing effects, even after imputations for the potential home earnings of migrants …

into slowing social gains, including decelerating poverty reduction, stagnating growth of the middle class, and lower … income growth. The countries of South America outperformed Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean in poverty reduction … during the decade up to 2012. But since then, a new story has emerged. In recent years, poverty reduction has been …

This paper explores the impact of remittances on poverty, education, and health in 11 Latin American countries using … following: (1) regardless of the counterfactual used remittances appear to lower poverty levels in most recipient countries; (2 … heterogeneity in the poverty reduction impact of remittances' flows. Among the aspects that have been identified in the paper that …

the non-poor, since they own the lion's share of agricultural land. The results suggest that poverty in India will be …

Weather risk and incomplete insurance markets are significant contributors to poverty for rural households in …

Climate change and climate policies will affect poverty reduction efforts through direct and immediate impacts on the … poor and by affecting factors that condition poverty reduction, such as economic growth. This paper explores this relation … between climate change and policies and poverty outcomes by examining three questions: the (static) impact on poor people …