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Chapter 59 Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs
Ravallion, Martin - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3787-3846). 2007
The chapter critically reviews the methods available for the ex post counterfactual analysis of programs that are assigned exclusively to individuals, households or locations. The emphasis is on the problems encountered in applying these methods to anti-poverty programs in developing countries,...
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Poverty unperceived : traps, biases and agenda
Chambers, Robert - 2006
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Inequality and Trade Policy : Pro-Poor Bias of Contemporary Trade Restrictions
Ural Marchand, Beyza P. - 2019
This paper studies the pro-poor bias of contemporary trade policy in India by estimating the household welfare effects …
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CPI Bias and Its Implications for Poverty Reduction in Africa
Dabalen, Andrew - 2016
various types of measurement bias. This paper uses Engel curve estimations to assess bias in the consumer price index and its …, poverty reduction may be understated because of consumer price index bias. With correction of consumer price index bias … adjusting for consumer price index bias for the other three countries …
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CPI bias and its implications for poverty reduction in Africa
Dabalen, Andrew; Gaddis, Isis; Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet - In: Journal of economic inequality 18 (2020) 1, pp. 13-44
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Ad hoc rationing, capacity bias, information asymmetry and elite capture of MGNREGA in Karnataka : policy perspectives on poverty and regional balance
Kumar, Sanjiv; Madheswaran, S.; Vani, B. P. - In: The Indian journal of labour economics : a quarterly … 63 (2020) 3, pp. 741-763
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CPI bias and its implications for poverty reduction in Africa
Dabalen, Andrew; Gaddis, Isis; Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet - 2016
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CPI Bias and its Implications for Poverty Reduction in Africa
Dabalen, Andrew - 2017
various types of measurement bias. This paper uses Engel curve estimations to assess bias in the consumer price index and its …, poverty reduction may be understated because of consumer price index bias. With correction of consumer price index bias … adjusting for consumer price index bias for the other three countries …
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Halving poverty by doubling aid : how well founded is the optimism of the World Bank?
Langhammer, Rolf J. - 2002
The article criticizes the World Bank as overy optimistic concerning its ability to raise the effectiveness of aid by concentrating aid on countries with "good" policies. It is shown that aid flows to the main recipient regions yielded the highest correlation to growth when their magnitudes...
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Europe must work together to alleviate migatory pressure from Africa
Menkhoff, Lukas; Heidland, Tobias - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 164-166
Improved living conditions in Africa would lessen migratory pressure on Europe. The scope of Germany‘s "Marshall Plan with Africa" is too narrow; progress can only be made if Europe works together. A financial system that reaches as many people as possible could be one key to future...
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