We measure area-specific human poverty in the European Union (EU) at the second level of the nomenclature of … territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2). We construct a regional human poverty index (RHPI), which comprises four dimensions … regarding the relative standing of a given country with respect to its level of poverty and shows the variability of poverty …

Uganda has seen impressive economic growth and substantial poverty reductions over the past few decades. Today …, official headcount poverty stands at about 20 per cent. However, recent research relying on non-monetary wealth indicators … challenges official poverty statistics and suggests that headcount poverty is about 60 per cent higher. We argue that an outdated …

The official estimates of poverty in Pakistan have shown a remarkable and consistent decline in the poverty headcount … during the previous decade. This paper examines trends in poverty between 2001 and 2011 using the official food energy intake … and the cost of basic needs approaches, both of which are modified to allow poverty lines to vary over time and space. The …

We measure area-specific human poverty in the European Union (EU) at the second level of the nomenclature of … territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2). We construct a regional human poverty index (RHPI), which comprises four dimensions … regarding the relative standing of a given country with respect to its level of poverty and shows the variability of poverty …

Rapid economic growth over the past two decades lifted millions of people out of poverty in Central Asia. But the … districts. Islands of poverty and prosperity are thus lost in the averages-leading to targeting inaccuracies that can slow the … pace of poverty reduction. This study partially addresses the challenge. The accuracy of key welfare indicators is …