This study tests for structural change in the poverty-farm employment relationship between 1980 and 1990. Econometric … impoverished U.S. households in 1980. However, in 1990, the farm employment-poverty relationship reversed: an additional farm job … was associated with an increase in poverty. Our findings suggest immigration to fill low-skilled farm jobs is transferring …

. This paper estimated the determinants of rural poverty in Nigeria using the Tobit regression model. Through the multistage … of poverty by 0.9953, 0.1220 and 0.4016 x 10-6 respectively. Membership of the cooperative by household heads, ownership … elastic, the responsiveness of the probability and intensity of poverty to dependency ratio, farming experience, farm size and …

Rural non-farm employment (RNFE) is thought to ease poverty, economic vulnerability and income inequality. Two key … in three ways: it is the most important income source of middleincome farms, it lifts poor households out of poverty, and …

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the variable poverty facing the public policies currently adopted by the … program. In recent years, the Brazilian government has shown a preferred option for reducing poverty through policies to … program has had a positive effect on poverty rates in Brazil. Furthermore, the strategies that seek to stop growth of …

the growth of Nigerian economy with focus on poverty reduction. Time series data were employed in this research and the … in Nigeria. Despite the growth of the Nigerian economy, poverty is still on the increase and this calls for a shift from … policies should be designed for alleviating rural poverty through increased investments in agricultural development by the …

in 2008 received the seed voucher (treated), and others did not (control). The results revealed that poverty and income … poverty situation in rural Nigeria and can also be used to redistribute income among rural households in Nigeria. …