, rural poverty. The performance of agriculture in Uttar Pradesh has been found to vary considerably across districts and … regions and has strong linkages and implications for poverty reduction. Irrigation and fertilizer-use are the major … linkages between agricultural productivity and poverty. An increase of 10 per cent in land productivity would reduce poverty by …

), analysts and institutions are confronted with the question of whether and how to use them for global poverty estimation. The … world.This paper presents evidence that if the global poverty line is updated with the 2011 PPP data based on the same set … of national poverty lines that define the $1.25 line in 2005 PPPs, and if the 2011 PPP conversion factors are used …

who work hard and play by the rules do not live in poverty. While alleviating poverty is a widely shared goal, raising the …. This bulletin discusses the latest empirical evidence on the effects of minimum wage increases on poverty and employment … antiquated anti-poverty tool. Minimum wages deter employment and are poorly targeted to those in need …

high degree of social exclusion and multidimensional poverty in the State of Veracruz. In the study area, the 542 … indigenous women benefited in POPMI, presented a condition of multidimensional poverty and a degree of social exclusion: very … multidimensional poverty and very high, medium and high levels of social exclusion have been excluded in the coverage of POPMI …

growth, poverty, and inequality. We find that typicalsurvey measures of consumption and income may exaggerate poverty …

The analysis and measurement of poverty is a crucial and unsolved issue in the field of social science. This work aims … to measure poverty as a multidimensional notion using a new composite indicator. However, subjective choices as different … model of poverty we have identified, considering various factors as weightings. Methodologically speaking, it is proposed an …

This chapter discusses the measurement of monetary and multidimensional poverty in Latin America, and documents the … main patterns and trends. By providing an updated assessment of the level, changes and characteristics of poverty in the …

Post reform India has generated high economic growth, yet progress in income poverty and many other key development … 2015-16 in reducing multidimensional poverty captured by the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). We employ a … associated with an annual reduction in MPI of 1.34 percent. The association of the national growth to state poverty reduction …

The measurement of poverty in developing county like India is one of the major tasks because the results that have been … measure of poverty, therefore government setup expert groups for reexamine the existing poverty measure time to time. The new … intake that more appropriate than previous one. This paper reviewed the old and new poverty measures and presented comparison …

who are currently poor. The MLI is then used to assess households’ vulnerability to future poverty using a 3-stage … Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) model. Our findings support the view that poverty is a dynamic phenomenon and not a … vulnerable to experiencing prolonged poverty. This study is among the first to adapt the multidimensional poverty framework to …