Much current debate focuses on the role of growth in alleviating poverty. However, the majority of computable general … equilibrium (CGE) models used in poverty and inequality analysis are static in nature. The inability of this kind of model to … account for growth (accumulation) effects makes them inadequate for long run analysis of the poverty and inequality impacts of …

levels. Poverty levels have also risen. The country's experience presents an interesting challenge for many economists that … factor productivity. The main findings are that a complete tariff removal on imports has negative welfare and poverty … in terms of welfare and poverty reduction. The mining sector (highest export orientation) is the biggest winner from the …

paper considers the effects of macroeconomic policies on poverty and inequality by building and linking a microsimulation … (MS) model to a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. In the South African context, where poverty and inequality are … impact on poverty and inequality can be assessed in detail …

, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. This paper uses computable general equilibrium (CGE) methods to address how these infrastructure … developments might affect the broader economy in SASEC, and in particular impact on income distribution and poverty. The paper … describes a new CGE model for South Asia, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, which incorporates …

Studying the poverty and income distribution effects of macroeconomic policies or shocks requires a methodology that …

Financial inclusion is a key element of social inclusion, particularly useful in combat-ing poverty and income … investigate the impact of financial inclusion on reducing poverty and income inequality, and the determinants and conditional … robust evidence that financial inclusion significantly reduces poverty rates and income inequality in developing countries …

program in Bangladesh, and find that our measures of multidimensional poverty have fallen significantly for participants. This …Many poverty, safety net, training, and other social programs utilize multiple screening criteria to determine … multidimensional poverty measures (and their components) that address key participant deficits. We apply our methods to a BRAC ultra-poverty …

households and reduce poverty. Mechanisms that compensate households via payments proportional to labour income are, on the … contrary, more beneficial to higher income households and increase poverty. This is because households with informal labour …