regarding poverty and indigence in 2004. It refers to spatial characteristics of poverty, as well as its relation with the … functioning of the labor market and the way family income is formed. The relatively sharp reduction in poverty and indigence from …

equilibrium (CGE) model to analyze the possible poverty and distributional effects of the removal of QR and the reduction in … headcount poverty index, both the poverty gap and the squared poverty gap indices increase. The Gini coefficient increases as … inputs in the sector, lower factor prices in agriculture, and lower factor incomes for these households. Thus, poverty in …

the Philippines are viewed from the overall context of poverty as the major development problem of the country. The … concept of poverty as being multidimensional is adopted in this study. Consequently, various indicators relating to the … different dimensions of poverty are used to gauge the performance of the country. The Philippines’ performance with regards to …

When measuring poverty over time analysts must choose the value of the income elasticity of the poverty line, which … essentially determines whether an absolute or relative poverty line is being used. The choice of this parameter is ultimately a … deprivation approach to poverty various dimensions of poverty and deprivation are identified and the income elasticity of these …

In this paper we examine the incidence of poverty and inequality across different States and socio-economic groups in … different poverty and inequality measures based on these equivalent expenditures and carry out our comparative analysis. We … and simply using deflated expenditures may not only alter the estimates of poverty and inequality but also the relative …

This paper summarizes recent trends in poverty in Latin America, and the relationship between poverty and social sector … manifestations of poverty, and to increase the human capital and earnings capacities of the poor. …