We use Arndt and Simler's utility-consistent approach to calculating poverty lines to analyse poverty in Ethiopia in … 2000, 2005, and 2011. Poverty reduction was steady but uneven, with gains greatest in urban areas in the first half of the … pattern of persistent improvements, though the large declines in poverty are not entirely supported by the magnitudes of …

among low and even middle income countries. It helps mitigate income poverty and inequality, and has been shown to have a … both of these composite indices of poverty measurement. The results show that increases in the income from a cash grant … the major channels through which these grants work in reducing multidimensional poverty and inequality. …

This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing … three deciles, respectively). Although existing direct fiscal transfers have poverty-reducing effects, they are too small …

analyses of low-income populations. We focus on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the source of official poverty and … inequality statistics. We link administrative data for food stamps, TANF, General Assistance, and subsidized housing from New … understates the effects of anti-poverty programs and changes our understanding of program targeting, often making it seem that …

Spanish regions using EUROMOD. Our results show that the IMV reduces inequality and poverty - general and extreme - for all … effects on inequality and poverty that the elimination of current RMI and the introduction of the new IMV would generate …The "Minimum Vital Income" (IMV) constitutes a novelty in the panorama for fighting poverty by guaranteeing minimum …