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This paper reviews the growing body of literature on vulnerability. We first provide a survey of existing studies on the concepts and measurements of vulnerability to poverty by classifying them into welfarist, expected poverty, and axiomatic approaches. We then review a number of empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561746
Scientists estimate that anthropogenic climate change leads to increased surface temperature, sea-level rise, more frequent and significant extreme weather and climate events, among others. In this study, we investigate how climate change can potentially change the vulnerability to poverty using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576822
This paper reviews the growing body of literature on vulnerability. We first provide a survey of existing studies on the concepts and measurements of vulnerability to poverty by classifying them into welfarist, expected poverty, and axiomatic approaches. We then review a number of empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688634
Scientists estimate that anthropogenic climate change leads to increased surface temperature, sea-level rise, more frequent and significant extreme weather and climate events, among others. In this study, we investigate how climate change can potentially change the vulnerability to poverty using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688645
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Poverty reduction is a top priority for international organizations, governments and non-governmental organizations. The aid resources available for poverty reduction are, however, severely constrained in many countries. Minimizing the leakage of aid resources to the non-poor is a key to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363574
Estimating poverty measures for disabled people in developing countries is difficult, partly because relevant data are not available. We develop two methods to estimate poverty by the disability status of the household head. We extend the small-area estimation proposed by Elbers, Lanjouw and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363773
Estimating poverty measures for disabled people in developing countries is difficult,partly because relevant data are not available. We develop two methods to estimate poverty by the disability status of the household head. We extend the small area estimation proposed by Elbers, Lanjouw and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004995269