The aim of this article is to investigate the causal relationship between remittances and poverty reduction for 14 …-stationary dynamic panel data. Our estimation results reveal that causality nexus of poverty and remittances is bi-directional. We also … find that the causal impact of poverty reduction on remittance is stronger than the reverse impact. Indeed, despite of its …

population are forced to continue income-generating activities to escape extreme poverty or hunger. To assess the trade …-off between poverty and a higher risk of catching COVID-19, we use regional mobility to work and poverty rates across 241 regions … announcements, we measure the differential time variation in work mobility between high and low-poverty regions. We find that the …

, is a factor slowing down poverty reduction. But it can also result in slower poverty reduction for a given average rate … of growth, due to poverty traps, often examined at the microeconomic level. Testing a model of poverty change on a panel … of data for more than 80 countries from 1981 to 2005, we find that income instability results in a lower poverty …

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

This paper deals with the experience gained in the area of poverty reduction and private sector development in Georgia …. The Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Programme approved by the President of Georgia in 2003 has never been … populist rather than practical. Poverty reduction may be achieved as a result of co-ordinated efforts of the government and the …

The aim of this paper is to draw attention to ‘missing dimensions' of poverty data – dimensions that are of value to … income, longevity, and education, many have argued that people's values, and consequently multidimensional poverty, extends … individual or household-level data on multiple dimensions of poverty. A critical barrier for international analyses of …

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 …

many developing and developed economies. This is disturbing since little progress can be made in poverty reduction when … growth, and therefore poverty reduction through growth. This paper finds evidence of a concave relationship between …