We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … findings are established. First, the increased use of mobile phones to pay bills is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in ….646 and 0.761. Second, the increased use of mobile phones to send/receive money is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in …

Empirical evidence in the sparse literature on poverty convergence currently relies on cross-sectional analysis, where … Less Developed Countries (LDCs) starting out poorer are found to have enjoyed no faster subsequent poverty reduction during … the past three decades than those starting out richer, as initial poverty retards growth and makes it less effective in …

the concepts and measurements of vulnerability to poverty by classifying them into welfarist, expected poverty, and … axiomatic approaches. We then review a number of empirical studies on vulnerability to poverty in Asia and elsewhere. This … review shows that poverty and vulnerability are related, but different, and that key determinants of vulnerability often …

the poverty framework, while also taking into account the (potential) leverage by assets. We focus on a case study of … over-indebtedness, poverty and financial vulnerability. We also simulate two potential policy reforms which address these …

This study investigates the implication of the social dimension of inclusive growth on poverty reduction in Economic … comprising of in- come inequality, education, and health outcomes affect poverty reduction. The study uses a panel dataset of the …-GMM). The results show that GDP per capita exerts significant negative effect on poverty while inequality, education and health …

Poverty maps are a useful tool for the targeting of social programs on areas with high concentrations of poverty …. However, a static focus on poverty ignores the temporal dimension of poverty. Thus, current nonpoor households still face … substantial welfare volatility and are at risk of becoming poor in the face of shocks. We combine the methods of poverty mapping …

, if any, evidence exists on the global impacts of hotter temperature on poverty. Analyzing a new global dataset of … subnational poverty in 166 countries, we find higher temperature to increase poverty. This finding is robust to various model ….1 percent increase in the headcount poverty rate, using the US$ 1.90 daily poverty threshold. Regional heterogeneity exists …

remittances on poverty alleviation using data for 65 low- and- middle-income countries from 2002 to 2016. By using two-stage least … product (GDP) significantly mitigate poverty. On average, a 10-percentage-point increase in remittances will lead to a similar … decrease in the poverty headcount ratio at USD 1.90 a day, a 4.8-percentage-point decline in poverty gap ratio at USD 1.90 a …

The study examined the impact of globalization on poverty rate with evidence from middle-income country. It focused on … globalization had negative and significant impact on poverty rate in Nigeria. Therefore, the conclusion was made that globalization … had contributed significantly in reducing poverty rate in Nigeria. The study recommended the need for the government to …