This research article seeks to specify and measure the determinants of multidimensional poverty in Colombia using the … poverty between neighbouring municipalities, the existence of clusters and hot spots in the Pacific Chocó region, the …

Small area poverty estimates are important for social and economic policy, however the required data are often … estimates of small area poverty rates, subject to fewer restrictive assumptions than existing methods. We present a theoretical … derivation followed by a numerical validation. Using Mexican data, CMC replicates small area poverty rates with precision …

The poverty rate and income transfer are clearly correlated. However, not much research has attempted to determine the … causal linkage between the two. Previous research has primarily focused on the poverty-reducing impact of income transfer. In … relationship between the poverty rate and income transfer, using a sample of 3,001 U.S. counties. The results are in line with …