Standard tax and benefit incidence analysis is used to estimate the effects of fiscal policy on poverty and inequality … in Peru. Results suggest that the extent of inequality and poverty reduction induced by Peru’s fiscal policy is small … are especially effective in reducing extreme poverty in rural areas. We also find that in-kind transfers are effective in …

? A standard fiscal incidence analysis shows that Uruguay achieves a nontrivial reduction in inequality and poverty when …

How much redistribution and poverty reduction is being accomplished in Latin America through social spending, subsidies … comparable methodology yields the following results. Direct taxes and cash transfers reduce inequality and poverty by nontrivial … offset the poverty-reducing impact of cash transfers. When one includes the in-kind transfers in education and health, valued …

leakages in transfers to the nonpoor and to the small size of per beneficiary transfers. The impact of fiscal policy on poverty …

of disposable income inequality and poverty rose markedly between 2006 and 2009, primarily due to the introduction of a …

the redistributive effect of fiscal policy on income distribution and poverty in Brazil using household survey data that … portion of direct transfer beneficiaries are nonpoor. As a result, inequality and poverty reduction are low relative to …

This article discusses the impact of structural adjustment on poverty and inequality and overall social welfare in … Pakistan over the adjustment decade (1988–99) based on household surveys. It provides an indepth analysis of poverty during … incidence of poverty has increased and the real wages of both skilled and unskilled labour fell sharply. Overall, the likely …

This article attempts to analyse the impact of economic growth on poverty reduction in Indonesia during the New Order … programmes for poverty reduction. The paper addresses some long-standing questions in development economics. First, does data … from Indonesia support the notion that growth is good for the poor? Second, does growth in agriculture matter for poverty …

Despite of the fact that poverty is one of the major issues concerning policy makers, it has received less attention … explore the nexus between growth in services sector of Pakistan and its poverty reducing impact. A time series data ranging … indicate that growth in wholesale and retail trade and the ownership of dwelling reduce poverty only in the short run. Growth …