Ever-more sophisticated studies on the methodological approach and the conceptual scope of poverty have led to a … the location of the punctual and average indicators of poverty vis-à-vis the poverty line. This paper's objective is to … to a greater or lesser chance of belonging to each of the chronic and transitory poverty categories. Categorization …

In an economy with migration, poverty changes are composed of a number of forces, including the income gains and losses … measure the contributions of different migration streams to overall poverty change. An application to Tanzania shows the new … insights that are provided - in particular on the role of migration to secondary towns in poverty reduction. …

the highest contributors to overall multidimensional poverty. -- Multidimensional poverty measurement ; counting approach …This paper presents empirical results of a wide range of multidimensional poverty measures for: Argentina, Brazil … and Chile experienced significant reductions of multidimensional poverty. In contrast, in urban Uruguay there was a small …