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This paper analyses the extent to which income distribution and poverty changes in Colombian urban areas between 1990 … deterioration of poverty, income distribution and gender labour income inequality. In addition, it is observed that poverty … poverty line grew up during this period …
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incomes from assets in the DHS, and is able to generate new information on poverty and inequality in Bolivia. … (DHS) which lack information on incomes. This makes an analysis of trends and determinants of poverty and inequality … impossible. This is also the situation in Bolivia where there exist urban household surveys and nationally representative DHS …
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2005 the Gini index presented an unprecedented fall of 4.6 percent combined with significant poverty reduction. Previous …, "Bolsa Família" and "BPC," in achieving their purpose of alleviating poverty and reducing the inequality in Brazil's income … distribution using an integrated modeling approach, the CGE-MS model. The simulation results confirm the importance of these …
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World food prices have experienced dramatic increases in recent years. These "shocks" affect food importers and exporters alike. Vietnam is a major exporter of rice, and rice is also a key item in domestic production, employment and consumption. Accordingly, rice price shocks from the world...
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. Applying a Computable General Equilibrium-Microsimulation approach and the endogenous poverty line, this study found that the …This study aims at measuring the impact of world price volatility and import tariffs on rice on poverty in Indonesia … volatility of world rice prices during 2007 to 2010 had a large effect on the poverty incidence in Indonesia. The simulation …
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equilibrium (CGE) model with a microsimulation model to study the effects of changes in foreign savings and import prices faced by … owners, while poverty and inequality increase. …
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and policies. It does so by looking into the domain of applicability of the different microsimulation approaches used at … present in combination with macroeconomic CGE models. In this context, the microsimulation approach that is used is not always …
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. Finally, the effects on poverty and income distribution obtained through microsimulations are consistent with the results of … inestability. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of regional integration on labour market and poverty. We estimated wage …
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levels. Poverty levels have also risen. The country’s experience presents an interesting challenge for many economists that … liberalization using a dynamic microsimulation computable general equilibrium approach. Trade liberalization has been simulated by a … factor productivity. The main findings are that a complete tariff removal on imports has negative welfare and poverty …
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The debate about the consequences of economic growth on poverty and welfare was recently rekindled in South Africa by … linked to a nationally representative household survey to assess the poverty and economic consequences of a higher economic … growth scenario. The main findings are that higher economic growth induces reductions in poverty both in the short and long …
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