could be very significant in explaining regional variations in income and poverty. The major question this paper tries to …

greater share of benefits from economic growth. Household size was a critical determinant of poverty levels. Sector of … need for smaller family size has to be an integral part of policy aimed at poverty reduction in Nigeria. The support of the … poverty in the different parts of the country. One size does not fit all. Deliberate effort of the government in …

In this paper I examine the trend in income inequality and poverty among the selfemployed workers in Mexico over the … last two decades (1984–2002). This is the period over which Mexico opened its economy to the global market through trade … and investment liberalization. For the first decade following the liberalization, inequality and poverty among the self …

Chile's recent success in reducing poverty has been remarkable, with poverty rates falling by approximately two … such methodologies to produce consistent estimates of both rural and urban poverty at the county level in Chile. The …-thirds over the last 20 years. However, further gains against poverty may be inhibited by the increasing difficulty associated …

This paper implements a methodology for estimating poverty in Ecuador, Madagascar and South Africa, at levels of … so on. Yet the paper demonstrates that in all three countries the poverty estimates produced from census data are both …

We study an innovative welfare program in Chile which combines a period of frequent home visits to households in … extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …

We study an innovative welfare program in Chile which combines a period of frequent home visits to households in … extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identified using a regression discontinuity …

This paper evaluates how the Progresa Program, which provides poor mothers in rural Mexico with education grants, has …

early 1990s to the early 2000s in three relatively stable countries: Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Using econometric techniques … and sluggish wages lie at the root of high inequality and poverty. This paper looks at changes in hourly earnings from the … address the link between labour markets and the dynamics of inequality and poverty by comparing the average performance of the …