(English) How has poverty changed during the 1997-99 period, when the Peruvian economic performance deteriorated … on cross-section comparisons of poverty indicators. In this paper we extend the analysis first by examining the … robustness of these kind of comparisons by considering sampling errors and stochastic dominance and second, by analyzing poverty …

(english) Because of the lack of panel data there have been few studies on poverty dynamics in developing countries … objective is to identify the general and specific characteristics of chronic and transient poverty. We measure the importance of … poverty transitions, as well as the characteristics of the temporarily and the chronically poor, with respect to those of non …

Despite the increasing awareness concerning the importance of distinguishing chronic and transient poverty for policy … making, cross-country comparative studies of poverty dynamics in developing countries are virtually non-existent. The small … differences among them. Crucial questions are still unanswered. Are the factors associated with chronic poverty and vulnerability …

How has poverty changed during the 1997-99 period, when the Peruvian economic performance deteriorated seriously under …-section comparisons of poverty indicators. In this paper we extend the analysis first by examining the robustness of these kind of … comparisons by considering sampling errors and stochastic dominance and second, by analyzing poverty transitions for households …

Because of the lack of panel data there have been few studies on poverty dynamics in developing countries. Furthermore … objective is to identify the general and specific characteristics of chronic and transient poverty. We measure the importance of … poverty transitions, as well as the characteristics of the temporarily and the chronically poor, with respect to those of non …