poverty in Bangladesh. The simulation results show that the complete removal of tariffs favours export-oriented sectors in the … economy. With trade liberalization, rural and urban areas experience an overall reduction in poverty in the short run. However …, a marginal increase in the poverty gap and severity of poverty for urban areas is projected, implying that the poor …

This study assesses the impact of economic growth on absolute poverty in Pakistan over the last four decades. The … different income groups, below poverty line, to the economic growth. These assessments are conducted through Growth Incidence … Curves—a superior poverty measure—and calculation of the Rate of Pro-Poor Growth (RPPG) and the Ordinary Rate of Growth …

Development literature reports significant progress towards reducing poverty in the recent past in South Asia. The … consistently positive rates of economic growth support this conclusion, as do the declining poverty headcount ratios. Policymakers … facing enormous resource constraints, however, assess the progress in terms of a reduction in the poverty headcount, since …

This paper provides evidence that supports the claim that the absolute number of people in poverty has begun to fall …

. Finally, remittances contribute to poverty reduction – especially through their direct effects. Migration and remittances are …

in urban poverty. …