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The objective of this paper is to present some early experiences of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) from the … step toward PSIA by making more explicit the links between poverty and policies. Various examples highlight that even … potential poverty effects even in countries with limited data, and therefore contribute to a more informed policy debate and …
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic risks wiping out years of progress made in reducing global poverty. In this paper, we … explore to what extent financial inclusion could help mitigate the increase in poverty using cross-country data across 79 low …, particularly financial outreach, is a key driver of poverty reduction in these countries. This effect is not direct, but indirect …
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intersectional method to tackle poverty alleviation. The organization has pursued scaling for over two decades and has experimented …
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pandemic reduced household income, increased the poverty rate, and worsened wage equality. It increased the proportion of below …
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pauvreté et l'exclusion sociale to guarantee every individual an income equal to 80% of Statistics Canada's Market Basket …. -- Guaranteed Minimum Income ; ex ante evaluation ; labor market effects ; financial cost ; poverty alleviation ; public finance …
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This study finds substantial reductions to criminal activity from the introduction of a comprehensive high school support program for disadvantaged youth living in the largest public housing project in Toronto. The program, called Pathways to Education, bundles supports such as regular coaching,...
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Using a four-round panel data set from the first phase of the Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction …
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those months to assess the short-term impact of the 2015 flood on household consumption and poverty levels. Applying a … were affected significantly more. Poverty levels also increased due to the flood, by about 6 percentage points. These …
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important anti-poverty program in Chile. The paper presents a description of the program, emphasizing the mechanism by which … workers in the family and the employment of the head of the family. -- matching ; extreme poverty ; impact evaluation …
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, stable, and non-means-tested benefit. Its main aims are to mitigate poverty and subsequently promote self …
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