In the last two decades, the interest in learning about the poverty levels of the different countries has reflected … indicators in the continent (both for per capita income and for poverty and inequality). In the present paper we aim to apply the … methodology developed by Jenkins and Lambert (1997) to the study of poverty evolution in urban Uruguay between 1991 and 1997. To …

The purpose of this paper will be to study the evolution of inequality and poverty in Uruguay between 1989 and 1997. We … found that from 1991 there is an increase wage inequality in Uruguay and poverty changed little, decreased until 1993 and … then increased. Near a half of poor people in Uruguay are children and old people contribute very little to poverty …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

economic impact.Yet if COVID-19 exacerbated and exposed the state’s poverty problems, it was not the cause of them. Even before …

This chapter discusses trends in U.S. poverty since 1964 and the factors behind those trends. Between 1965 and 1970 the … official poverty rate fell significantly because market poverty declined and the antipoverty impact of transfers improved …. After 1970 market poverty stopped declining but since the antipoverty impact of transfers improved for several more years …

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 …

The recent COVID-19 pandemic and the expected increase in global crises threaten to push millions into poverty … multidimensional approach to poverty alleviation and prevention through livelihood and resilience-based programming …

This paper addresses poverty reduction strategies from a labour market perspective. Structural features and constraints … poverty circles. The major policy conclusion for poverty reduction drawn from the analysis is that education should be more …