Growth improved substantially in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1990, but poverty in SSA as a whole … or no success in reducing poverty, many have had significant achievements. The paper argues that inter … into poverty reduction. Since the 1990s (when poverty data are available) the distinction in terms of poverty reduction can …

This study investigates the impact of energy consumption on poverty reduction in a panel of 12 African countries over a … relationship exists between energy consumption and poverty level, which underscores the importance of energy in poverty reduction … stability have significant effect on poverty implying that these factors play critical role in reducing poverty. Furthermore …

increases household living standards by 30% and significantly reduces the prevalence and depth of poverty. For the other two …

GDP per capita in the continent of Africa. -- stochastic processes ; poverty ; inequality ; wellbeing measurement …. Various forms of poverty, inequality, polarization and income mobility structures are considered and much of the conventional …

GDP per capita in the continent of Africa. -- Stochastic processes ; poverty ; inequality ; wellbeing measurement …. Various forms of poverty, inequality, polarization and income mobility structures are considered and much of the conventional …

. It is also a procedure for testing whether poverty comparisons can be made over classes of indices that incorporate both … absolute and relative views of poverty. Besides being robust to whether pro-poor judgements should be absolute or relative, the … ranges of absolute and relative poverty lines. The test is applied to distributional changes in five middle- and four lower …

With the year 2015 - the MDG finishing line - approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The … goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to … promote shared prosperity in every society. We examine feasibility of these objectives for Sub-Saharan Africa, the world …

. It is also a procedure for testing whether poverty comparisons can be made over classes of indices that incorporate both … absolute and relative views of poverty. Besides being robust to whether pro-poor judgements should be absolute or relative, the … ranges of absolute and relative poverty lines. The test is applied to distributional changes in five middle- and four lower …

light on the contribution of sectoral growth to poverty reduction country-by-country in Africa, guiding policy … between this remarkable growth rate and poverty reduction is neither obvious nor simple. This paper focuses on the elasticity … of poverty with respect to GDP growth at the sectoral level and takes into account the fact that economic growth may …

Since it began, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a number of challenges on Africa and the rest of the world. Following … reinforces the effect of the measures. On the other hand, poverty and trust between people weaken the measures, and the latter …