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We identify a group of people in Latin America that are not poor but not middle class either—namely “strugglers” in households with daily income per capita between $4 and $10 (at constant 2005 PPP). This group will account for about a third of the region’s population over the next...
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poverty effects of trade liberalization in Latin America. Our survey classifies the large number of papers on the subject … according to the welfare measure they use: inequality (on wages and household income) or poverty. Our survey shows that a sound … inequality and poverty. (2)The Macro-Micro approach (Bourguingon et. al, 2008) which combines a CGE with a micro-simulation model …
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More than a third of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean currently live in poverty. Will the region be … able to simultaneously increase economic growth and reduce poverty given its scarce fiscal resources? The message of this … other. This report shows the importance of economic growth to achieve poverty reduction. It also shows that in countries …
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and manage the risks that households face as part of a coherent long-term strategy to reduce poverty and promote social … equity. The articles included in this book were presented at the conference, "Social Protection and Poverty," held at the …
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This paper presents evidence on the impact of economic crisis on poverty and inequality in Latin America. Crises not … only result in higher poverty rates but also may cause irreversible damage to the human capital of the poor. In light of … a poverty reduction strategy. As a result, the paper analyses the role of exchange rate policy, capital controls and …
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and manage the risks that households face as part of a coherent long-term strategy to reduce poverty and promote social … equity. The articles included in this book were presented at the conference, "Social Protection and Poverty," held at the …
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has played a major role in increasing Pakistan’s national income. The study fails to find the active role of money in … expansion increases inflation in Pakistan. …
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sector education in the four provinces of Pakistan would be useful to provide feedbacks to the provincial administrations of …
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because of not taking care of the shift in the macroeconomic variables in the Pakistan in the early 1970s. …
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, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, covering the period from 1980 to 2003. The analysis is done with the help of tables … Pakistan are affected by the major as well as the regional markets in the long run. In the short run, however, the markets …
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