land inequality is due to flows of land between households being impeded by social divisions? To answer this question, a … not hinder land and labor transfers in a way that contributes to aggregate factor inequality. Labor transfers do not …

survey data, this paper analyzes nonmonetary dimensions of poverty in Uganda for levels and trends, to explore whether the … Uganda's progress in reducing poverty is strongly reflected in several nonmonetary indicators of poverty. The analysis finds … Uganda's progress on reducing monetary poverty, which is also at the expected level based on experience in other countries …

consumption poverty. The analysis finds that poor households in Uganda tend to be net buyers of food staples, and therefore suffer … indicated that the adverse effects of higher food prices in Uganda were likely to be small because of the diversity of its … foods. The paper estimates that both the incidence and depth of poverty have increased -- at least in the short run -- as a …

transfers, indirect subsidies, and in-kind transfers) on the level of poverty and inequality in Uganda, using the …-kind transfers, are the biggest contributors to reducing inequality. Although equalizing, fiscal policy is poverty-inducing in Uganda … resources to increase the size and coverage of pro-poor direct transfers programs may alleviate poverty and reduce inequality …