consumption distribution, poverty and inequality for the world and specific country aggregates. …

Global GDP is more than 100 trillion dollars, yet 10% of the world's population still live in extreme poverty on less … than $1.90 per day. No one should have to live like that: alleviating poverty is a minimal moral obligation implied by … world to each poor person would eliminate extreme poverty directly and at negligible cost. It is the least we should do …

Is China-Africa economic relation instrumental for capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ? Does it matter in the … capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ. The construction of a theoretical framework highlighting stylized fact and the … as capital flight and; (b) The capital flight contributes to improving the level of poverty in Africa. Overall, we can …

During the past 20 years, Haiti's development efforts have been stifled by natural disasters, poverty, and inequality …

We review the origins of the dollar-a-day poverty line, discuss historical poverty and inequality trends, and forecast … poverty rates until 2030 using a new fractional response approach. Three findings stand out. First, global poverty reduction … since 1981 has been rapid but regional trends are heterogeneous. Second, the pace of poverty reduction at 1.25 a day will …

estimate income and inequality (semi-)elasticities of poverty for the 2$ a day and 1.25$ a day poverty lines. The models fit …The pace of poverty reduction through growth vs. redistribution is at the heart of current debates on equitable … development. In this paper, we argue that empirical poverty decompositions should build in the inherent boundedness of the poverty …

of chronically poor households (poverty-induced vulnerability) - the focus of traditional poverty maps - and the share of … households showing a significant probability of falling into poverty (risk-induced vulnerability). As an application of the …Poverty maps are a useful tool for the targeting of social programs on areas with high concentrations of poverty …

Between 2000 and 2013, Latin America has considerably reduced poverty (from 46.3% to 29.7% of the population). In this … paper, we use synthetic panels to show that, despite progress, the region remains characterized by substantial vulnerability …, and 14% of those in the middle-class, experience poverty at least once over a ten-year period. Furthermore, chronic …

Between 2000 and 2013, Latin America has considerably reduced poverty (from 46.3 to 29.7 % of the population). In this … paper, we use synthetic panels to show that, despite progress, the region remains characterized by substantial vulnerability … 10, and 14 % of those in the middle class experience poverty at least once over a 10-year period. Furthermore, chronic …

The objective of this study was to examine the role of social security in fighting poverty in Metlaoui, Tunisia, using …