In the U.S., analyses of poverty rates and the effects of anti-poverty programs rely almost exclusively on income data … consumption. Measures of overall and sub-group poverty also sharply differ. In addition to examining broader populations and a …

This paper analyses the relations between poverty, inequality and economic growth in Brazil. First of all, based on … recent research, it shows characteristics and historical evolution of inequality and poverty. These characteristics are not … growth and inequality on poverty and agree with both empirical evidences from recent papers and results found by those …

Standard microeconomic methods consistently suggest that, in the short run, higher food prices increase poverty in … systematically test the relationship between changes in domestic food prices and changes in poverty. We find robust evidence that in … the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …