increases household living standards by 30% and significantly reduces the prevalence and depth of poverty. For the other two …

This paper presents a methodology to measure vulnerability to asset-poverty. Using repeated cross-section data, age … show that expected asset-poverty is a reliable proxy for expected consumption-poverty. Applying the methodology to nine …

Although growth has improved substantially in most African countries in recent years, poverty across the continent has … fallen very little in the aggregate. There have been strong poverty reduction performances in some countries, but others … exhibit higher poverty rates now than in 1990 despite economic growth. This paper seeks to understand the reasons for this …

Growth improved substantially in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1990, but poverty in SSA as a whole … or no success in reducing poverty, many have had significant achievements. The paper argues that inter … into poverty reduction. Since the 1990s (when poverty data are available) the distinction in terms of poverty reduction can …

This study assesses the nexus between bribery and poverty, contingent on the macroeconomic environment within the remit … regression. The results reveal that while poverty has a positive effect on the spread of bribery, inflation can mitigate the … words, the attendant results indicate that the impact of poverty on bribery becomes negative when inflation increases. The …

increases household living standards by 30% and significantly reduces the prevalence and depth of poverty. For the other two …