constitutions reduce poverty? Second, does the strength of constitutional language of the economic and social rights matter … important results. First, we do not find an association between constitutional rights generally framed and poverty. Second, we … do not find an association between economic and social rights framed as directive principles and poverty. Third, we do …

In our efforts to better understand how policies geared towards poverty reduction may impact teen childbirth, we … to persistent poverty counties (i.e. counties that had poverty rates of 20% or more for the past 30 years) as measured by … poverty counties compared to their non-persistent poverty counterparts. Therefore, antipoverty measures such as 10 …

77% higher than what the theoretical model by Becker & Tomes (1986) predicts; (ii) Clark's (2014) theory of high and …

This paper discusses how household panel surveys can be informative about the intergenerational transmission of poverty … have been used to examine the intergenerational transmission of poverty when using household panel surveys. Finally, we … requirements for analysis of the intergenerational transmission of poverty. …

Good empirical analysis of the intergenerational transmission (IGT) of poverty is challenging. This note clarifies this … examination of existing data, keeping in mind considerations in this note, much can be learned about the IGT of poverty. But it is …

impact of conflict on the intergenerational transmission (IGT) of chronic poverty. It addresses the following issues: the … mechanisms by which conflict causes poverty; the duration of the resulting poverty; the likelihood that poverty will be … transmitted intergenerationally; the types of conflicts that generate poverty; and the households and individuals most affected by …

This paper discusses how household panel surveys can be informative about the intergenerational transmission of poverty … have been used to examine the intergenerational transmission of poverty when using household panel surveys. Finally, we … requirements for analysis of the intergenerational transmission of poverty …

This paper reviews research about the intergenerational transmission of poverty in industrialized countries. In order … to make our survey manageable, we restrict attention to studies that consider the relationship between parental poverty …-life chances, and that this impact is not wholly explained by other factors that are themselves correlated with childhood poverty …

Initial work done by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC) suggests that the tightest possible definition of … chronic poverty would be intergenerationally transmitted (IGT) poverty. However, while this concept has been widely used in a … been applied to the 'developing' world in a holistic manner. In this paper, a framework for understanding IGT poverty in …