This study is part of the second phase of a long-term programmatic work on poverty in Mexico, in three phases being … carried out by the Bank at the request of the Government of Mexico. Reasons for a study on rural poverty, are because the size … and intensity of the phenomenon, poverty, and inequality in rural Mexico are a matter of concern not only from the well …

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as … reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs … at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors …

In the mid-1990s, many Mexicans lived in poverty without adequate access to health and social services. Of a total …

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as … reduce future incidence of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health and nutrition. The success of CCT … programmes at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. In this …

This article analyses the effects of natural disasters on human development and poverty levels at the municipal level … in Mexico. Using several sources, we build a panel of data in order to uncover if different natural shocks can affect …

-kind and cash transfers in the poor rural areas of southern states of Mexico. The intent-to-treat effect on poverty of cash …

makes some suggestions for poverty programs drawn from the main lessons of the study"--Provided by publisher …

beneficiary population by studying the Pension 65 program in Peru, which uses a poverty eligibility threshold. We find that the …) in their study on a non-contributory pension scheme in Mexico. Thus, we conclude that the effects of non …-contributory pensions on well-being in rural Mexico can be largely generalized to Peru. …