This paper studies the incidence of public social sector expenditures in Peru using the traditional methods of benefit … incidence analysis and several extensions of those methods. The data in Peru are unusually rich, with information on detailed … explicitly focused on poverty reduction and are controlled locally, and those that have very broad coverage …

poverty and child poverty estimates in five middle-income countries (India, Mexico, South Africa, Russian Federation and Peru …There is a wide agreement among poverty research community that conventional estimates of poverty (i.e., money … overestimate total household expenditure, which results in an underestimation of poverty measured in terms of household expenditure …

Many South Asian countries experienced changes in government and strong economic growth since the early 2000s. Poverty … address structural challenges related to poverty and inequality are hindered by gaps in budgetary and institutional capacity. …

Many South Asian countries experienced changes in government and strong economic growth since the early 2000s. Poverty … address structural challenges related to poverty and inequality are hindered by gaps in budgetary and institutional capacity. …