, 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 …

impact of vote-buying on growth. We consider a model with a poverty trap where redistribution can promote growth. We show … that vote-buying contributes to the persistence of poverty as taxed wealthy people buy votes from poor people. We then show …

implications for our understanding of inequality, poverty, inclusivity of growth and development, world economic welfare, and the … poverty has declined greatly but by others it has hardly declined at all, even over the fifty years. The global middle class …

understand the nuances of poverty alleviation process in Indian context, an assessment of pro-poorness of economic growth is all … element of India's development policy is the targeted poverty alleviation and social development programs which are supply … functioning of some major poverty alleviation programs in the Indian context in order to identify the key factors that are …

required to allow for poverty reduction. We first present the economic policies of the following periods and their impacts on … that can lead Brazil towards a faster and more equitable growth and rapid poverty reduction. We conclude presenting the …

-satisfaction. This paper reviews the social progress that Costa Rica has achieved and identifies reducing inequality and poverty as the … by raising their skill levels. This is the most effective way to get people out of poverty. Education is the area where … growth and employment opportunities, thereby providing a way out of poverty. Building on its achievements in this area, Costa …

compute world poverty rates by integrating the density function below the poverty lines. The $1/day poverty rate has fallen …