developments might affect the broader economy in SASEC, and in particular impact on income distribution and poverty. The paper …

analyze the impacts of Tariffs and Non-tariff Barriers (NTBs) on the welfare and poverty of socio-economic household groups. A … general cut in tariffs leads to a decrease in overall welfare and reduction in poverty, which urban households are in a … does not substantially change the pattern of impact except that it increases overall poverty in the economy. On the other …

poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that … global poverty and inequality measures are sensitive to the downscaling methodology used. Our results show that future … economic growth is crucial for poverty reduction. Higher per capita incomes tend to favour poverty reduction, while higher …

poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings. First, India has made significant progress … in reducing poverty in recent decades, but the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to … have temporarily increased poverty and inequality. Second, education and employment status seem to be the main factors …

by falling poverty and fairly stable, or even declining, income inequality. Subsequently, from about the mid-1970s … onwards, a cumulative process of non-farm diversification took hold, and was accompanied by further growth and poverty decline … growth in inequality and has played a particularly pronounced role in reducing poverty. …

urban. Withdrawal of health subsidy leads to domestic re-allocation of poverty pushing down the wage rates in agricultural …