The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the … and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration decision, and costs of backmigration may produce an urban poverty …

This paper describes the nature and evolution of poverty in Nigeria between 1985 and 1992. It highlights the potential … and welfare. The headcount measure of poverty in Nigeria declined from 43 percent to 34 percent between 1985 and 1992 …. Decomposing the factors causing the reduction in poverty shows that the overall decline of 9 percentage point was the net result …

under review accrues to families whose own resources fall short of the poverty line. The paper then proposes a new means …

Throughout the world, the great popularity of programs to protect those who may fall into poverty stands in contrast … with the weakness of policies aimed at helping individuals who are already poor to overcome long-term poverty. In the paper …, an OLG model with persistent poverty and limited social mobility is used to explore some of the reasons for the different …

This paper analyzes Central America''s track record on inequality, poverty, and quality of fiscal adjustment in …

This article investigates how financial development helps to reduce poverty directly through the McKinnon conduit …

objective of promoting poverty reduction, economic growth, and debt sustainability among the seven poorest countries of the …

This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty …