This paper examines the impact of micro-credit on employment. Household-level data was collected, following a quasi-experimental design, in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three borrower groups are compared: Current borrowers; Pipeline borrowers and Non-borrowers. Pipeline borrowers are included to...

This paper examines the impact of micro-credit on employment. Household-level data was collected, following a quasi-experimental design, in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three borrower groups are compared: Current borrowers; Pipeline borrowers and Non-borrowers. Pipeline borrowers are included to...

This paper combines a multi-period economic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling framework with a demographic model to analyse the macroeconomic impact of the projected demographic trends in Scotland. Demographic trends are defined by the existing fertility-mortality rates and the...

This short paper compares the economic status of single parent families in France to those in other nations where they do not fare as well. It is available in both French and English languages.

This paper examines the relationship between household structure and poverty in seven European countries. The study proposes a method for controlling compositional factors and the measurement of poverty with accompanying empirical analysis demonstrating the importance of controlling for this factor.

This study examines the relationship between gender and poverty through analysis of intra-household distribution of resources. The study attempts to remove the assumption that resources are shared equally between all household members and proposes a method of evaluating unequal sharing of...