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poverty rates between female-headed households and male-headed households using the most recent representative household …Gender poverty differences in households are likely to affect female-headed households more than male-headed households …. This paper examined the evolution of the gender poverty rate gap and identified the factors that underlie differences in …
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statistically significant in determining household poverty status. Since the poverty situation in Woreda was worse than the national …Nowadays, poverty is one of the most important issues that needs due attention in many developing countries like … Ethiopia. Nonetheless, poverty in Ethiopia remains widespread in both rural and urban areas. Therefore, this study aimed to …
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examine the impact of natural disasters on Indonesian household welfare (consumption and poverty) using the Indonesian Family … disasters; the average asset losses and medical/funeral costs from natural disasters are roughly USD 2,190/household. Our … econometric models confirm that earthquakes are the most destructive disaster to affect household welfare, whereas droughts …
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activities on SDGs (named as 'no poverty') and household finances, both closely related to the risk of poverty. To achieve the …The purpose of this research is to examine the poverty phenomenon indicators in Poland through the prism of sustainable … development. The subject of poverty and its consequences is often omitted in the discussion of sustainable development, or …
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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 …
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The study of poverty and its quantification is a critical yet unresolved problem in social science. This work seeks to … use a new composite indicator to assess poverty as a multidimensional concept. However, subjective decisions, such as …-based composite indicator. Our method generates robust and trustworthy measurements based on a meaningful conceptual model of poverty …
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A considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most … into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the … persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform …
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investigate the relationship. To ensure robustness, the study uses three poverty reduction proxies which are household consumption … when household consumption expenditure is used as a poverty reduction proxy, while in the long run an insignificant …This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on poverty reduction in Botswana from …
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The adjustment of the information obtained from household surveys to make the figures compatible with National Accounts … paper analyzes the sensitivity of inequality and poverty indicators to the adjustments made by ECLAC so as to enable a … Chile. Chile looks more unequal in international relative terms due to this adjustment. -- inequality ; poverty ; income …
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This paper investigates the determinants of household poverty in Turkey using ordered logit model. It also focuses on … Household Budget Survey in 2009 and poverty levels have been categorized in order to determine the factors affecting different … levels of poverty. The findings show that middle class has approached poor classes and the gap between the rich and the …
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