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Comparing the poverty-reduction efficiency of targeted versus universal benefits amid crises

Shahir, Adnan; Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka; … - 2023

- 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 …

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Middlemen, non-profits, and poverty

Chau, Nancy H.; Goto, Hideaki; Kanbur, Ravi - 2009

In many markets in developing countries, especially in remote areas, middlemen are thought to earn excessive profits. Non-profits come in to counter what is seen as middlemen's market power, and rich country consumers pay a fair-trade premium for products marketed by such non-profits. This paper...

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Middlemen, non-profits, and poverty

Chau, Nancy H.; Goto, Hideaki; Kanbur, Ravi - 2009

support fair trade non-profits directly? -- Middlemen ; non-profits ; poverty ; market access …

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Middlemen, Non-Profits, and Poverty

Chau, Nancy H. - 2015

In many markets in developing countries, especially in remote areas, middlemen are thought to earn excessive profits. Non-profits come in to counter what is seen as middlemen's market power, and rich country consumers pay a "fair-trade" premium for products marketed by such non-profits. This...

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