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between-district inequalities to national inequality and examines the relationship between household poverty and inequality … a significant effect on household poverty, but with varying signs. We surmise that the variation in signs is as a result … of the state of economic activity and factors that affect both poverty and inequality. …
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, equity and poverty alleviation - and that it represents a significant determinant of household well-being, the same cannot be … capital measurement in the context of European Union because of its strong commitment in the fight against poverty (Bruxelles … measure it when the aim is to evaluate its impact on poverty reduction; then it turns to issues in measurement and finally …
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Is the extreme poverty line a good measure of food insecurity and nutritional status? It is said that an individual who … is above the extreme poverty line has enough resources to achieve a basic food basket. In Peru, extreme poverty has … in Peru, after controlling by income turn down (in other words, the raise of extreme poverty)? Although this topic has …
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poverty from rural areas to large cities. First, a simple bifurcation of population in terms of poor and non-poor sub …-groups is examined along with the incidence of poverty across different categories of occupations and non-workers. Then, an … merely transfer rural poverty to urban areas, and further that population mobility yields improvement in the living standard …
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chronic food insecurity as well as poverty gap was the highest in female-headed households, Mountain region, Occupational …
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quintessential and antipoverty policies that effectively lower poverty on a significant level. This study analyzes household assets … and poverty reduction policies as one of the determinant factors of poverty. This research is based on data cumulated from … proximately associated with poverty level in Province, regency and City in West Java. The number of observations as much as 20 …
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Viele Kritiker gehen davon aus, dass im Zuge der Globalisierung der Kündigungsschutz und die Arbeitslosenunterstützung reduziert und gesetzliche Mindestlöhne gesenkt bzw. gar nicht erst eingeführt werden. Eine neue Studie, die den Einfluss von Globalisierung auf die Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen...
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This study was prepared by Gabriela Schütz while she was working with the Ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in September 2008 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Economics Department of the University of Munich (LMU). The topic of this study is an econometric analysis...
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Despite continuous efforts to improve the coverage, the access to electricity remains insufficient in many developing countries, particularly in geographically challenged locations, due mostly to the high cost of grid extension. To rigorously investigate the effectiveness of solar products as an...
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income. Hence effective education policies should be an essential component of any poverty-reduction strategy. …
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