While there are different estimates of poverty in Mexico, there is general agreement that poverty is widespread, and … that the reduction of poverty should be a key area of focus for the new Administration. Beyond lack of income, poverty is a … policies have been implemented in Mexico, as elsewhere, to reduce poverty and improve the well-being of the population. This …

We propose simple graphical methods to identify poverty-reducing marginal reforms of transfer programs. The methods are … based on Program Dominance curves that display cumulative program benefits weighted by powers of poverty gaps. These curves … whether the assessment of marginal program reforms is sensitive to the choice of poverty lines and poverty measures as well as …

-gate prices and export taxes on poverty among cashew producers and in the country as a whole. The chapter also notes that over the …

programs which are targeted using the ficha CAS play a major role not only in the alleviation of poverty, but also in its …

The strategy of the Zedillo Administration for the reduction of poverty relied on both broad-based social expenditures … and targeted poverty programs. Broad-based social expenditures are devoted to the areas of social security and healthcare …, education, job training, and housing. Targeted poverty programs focus on investing in the human capital of the poor, promoting …

The evaluation of the impact on poverty of social programs depends on how other programs are treated in the analysis … and on the assumptions used for estimating poverty measures. This paper applies a simple yet sound method for allocating … between various programs the total poverty reduction obtained from several programs. Estimates of program impacts are also …

The evaluation of the poverty impact and targeting performance of a given social program may depend on how other … simple yet theoretically sound method for allocating between various programs the overall poverty reduction obtained from a …