from Bangladesh and Mexico, and use the model estimates to compute poverty rates for men, women, and children. Contrary to … existing poverty calculations that ignore either intra-household inequality or economies of scale in consumption, ours take …

that female-headed households are poorer than male-headed households. Poverty is also found to be more prevalent in rural … areas, in households whose heads are illiterate, and in households whose heads work in the informal sector. As for poverty … dynamics, the results show that poverty increased in Cameroon between 1996 and 2001. Despite the fact that some results are the …

This paper develops a methodology to measure the impact of price changes on poverty measured by an entire class of … additive separable poverty measures. This impact is captured by means of price elasticity of poverty. The total effect of … changes in price on poverty is explained in terms of two components. The first component is the income effect of the change in …

that households headed by women are poorer than those headed by men. Poverty is also found to be more prevalent in rural … areas, in households whose heads are illiterate, and in households whose heads works in the informal sector. As for poverty … dynamics, the results show that poverty increased in Cameroon between 1996 and 2001. Despite the fact that some results are the …

This paper offers a micro-founded general definition of poverty set in the context of utility theory. Poverty and non-poverty …

This paper analyzes the determinants of rural poverty in India, contrasting the situation of the Scheduled Caste (SC …) and Schedule Tribe (ST) households with the non-scheduled population. The incidence of poverty among SC and ST households … in the poverty rates between the scheduled castes (or tribes) and non-scheduled households into a part explained by the …

efficiency and other factors on the poverty status of micro entrepreneurs using logistic regression. The average technical … beverage products. The factors that influence the poverty status of micro-entrepreneurs are technical efficiency, income, KUR …

to further alleviate poverty and as a complement to the Social Protection Card (KPS). Drawing upon administrative data …

poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To … income, consumption, human capital and assets, and, ultimately, a reduction in poverty. …