and ranges of poverty lines. We then provide statistical procedures that rely on the use of sample data to infer whether …

stochastic dominance framework. The key advantage is that the assessment as to whether pricing or price cap reforms are poverty …

A method is proposed to provide robust poverty comparisons and robust evaluations of marginal policy reforms under …

KwaZulu Natal provinces, of the effectiveness of public works programmes in solving the problems of unemployment and poverty … KwaZulu Natal, in which beneficiaries are selected by their communities on grounds of poverty, is more effective as a means of …

Laos is a mountainous country with poor roads and a high rate of poverty incidence, especially in rural areas. It is … obvious that better roads could reduce poverty, but by how much? And what forms of road improvement reduce poverty the most … equilibrium modeling approach to study these issues. The results indicate that road improvement does reduce poverty but that the …