. Using an econometric regression for studying the poverty reduction impacts of rural electrification in the Philippines, we … also find evidence of a positive relationship between rural electrification and poverty reduction. However, in order to …

A cash transfer programme 'Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty' has been implemented with the aim of addressing … poverty and vulnerability in Ghana. This study looks at the impact of this conditional cash transfer programme on households …

In this paper, we analyze the link between nutrition and poverty in two Asian countries where monetary-based poverty … reduction was especially successful. Thailand and Viet Nam are two emerging market economies where poverty rates are now below ….25 poverty line. Also, Thailand, after the economic crisis, with 19% of children underweight, is still above the World Health …

This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on poverty reduction in Botswana from … 1980 to 2014. The main objective of this study is to establish whether FDI plays a positive role in poverty reduction. The … investigate the relationship. To ensure robustness, the study uses three poverty reduction proxies which are household consumption …

In an economy with migration, poverty changes are composed of a number of forces, including the income gains and losses … measure the contributions of different migration streams to overall poverty change. An application to Tanzania shows the new … insights that are provided - in particular on the role of migration to secondary towns in poverty reduction. …