This paper compares for 13 Latin American countries the poverty and inequality impacts of cash transfer programs that … to the poor within each population group (that is, poverty targeted transfers). The analysis finds that both the … incidence of poverty and the depth of the poverty gap are important factors affecting the relative effectiveness of categorical …

extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …

extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …

investigated countries provide social assistance benefits above the EU near poverty threshold. Social assistance benefit levels …

Ghana’s tax reforms constitute the major policy instrument needed to accelerate growth and poverty reduction. Over the … significantly reduce poverty. The critical issue has been how to generate the needed resources domestically, using tax instruments … the tax system in Ghana over the last two decades and suggests ways to improve tax administration in the country. …

poverty reduction; and second, that savings do Granger-cause poverty reduction in Ghana. Also, the effect of financial sector … development on poverty reduction is positive but insignificant. This is due to the fact that financial intermediaries in Ghana …The paper primarily investigates the interrelationship between financial sector development and poverty reduction in …

Using the notion of the poverty regime as a heuristic device, this paper examines the safety nets of several members of … enlargement of the European Union for the creation of a common safety net? Initially several dimensions of the poverty regime are … employed to compare the safety nets. Subsequently we analyze the incidence of poverty and poverty reduction for the entire …