Herein a characterization of the evolution of extreme poverty and income inequality in Bahia is presented. Extreme … poverty and income inequality in Bahia fell twice from 1995 to 2009, in roughly the same periods, but at different pace. The … first fall begins in 1996. For extreme poverty, it was a sudden fall ending in 1997, whilst inequality kept falling till …

in 2009), the poor (between R$ 67 and R$ 134), the vulnerable to poverty (between R$ 134 and R$ 465) and the non … also present a classification of types of family most likely to be found in extreme poverty. Our first conclusion is that … distribution of poverty has not changed much between 2004 and 2009. Our second conclusion is that the most important changes in …

The present research aims to contribute to the area of poverty studies by appraising the potentiality of traditional … research methods and the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as proper instruments for analyzing poverty situations according to … a "relational" perspective. The theoretical concepts of poverty have gradually developed towards the idea that it is a …

The objective of this paper is to estimate the length of poverty spells and its determinants. We analyze if short …-term changes in the labor market affect the probability of staying in poverty. On the assumption that poverty transitions occur … estimation techniques which control cases of right- and left-censoring. The most important results are: how longer the poverty …

The present research aims to contribute to the area of poverty studies by appraising the potentiality of traditional … research methods and the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as proper instruments for analyzing poverty situations according to … a relational perspective. The theoretical concepts of poverty have gradually developed towards the idea that it is a …

in 2009), the poor (between R$ 67 and R$ 134), the vulnerable to poverty (between R$ 134 and R$ 465) and the non … also present a classification of types of family most likely to be found in extreme poverty. Our first conclusion is that … distribution of poverty has not changed much between 2004 and 2009. Our second conclusion is that the most important changes in …

Herein a characterization of the evolution of extreme poverty and income inequality in Bahia is presented. Extreme … poverty and income inequality in Bahia fell twice from 1995 to 2009, in roughly the same periods, but at different pace. The … first fall begins in 1996. For extreme poverty, it was a sudden fall ending in 1997, whilst inequality kept falling till …