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The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico: 1989-2010
Campos-Vazquez, Raymundo M.; Esquivel, Gerardo; Lustig, Nora - Centro de Estudios Económicos, Colegio de México - 2012
Inequality in Mexico rose between 1989 and 1994 and declined between 1994 and 2010. We examine the role of market forces (demand and supply of labour by skill), institutional factors (minimum wages and unionization rate), and public policy (cash transfers) in explaining changes in inequality. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650314
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Multidimensional Indices of Achievements and Poverty: What Do We Gain and What and What Do We Lose?
Lustig, Nora - eSocialSciences - 2011
Poverty and well-being are multidimensional. Nobody questions that deprivations and achievements go beyond income …. There is, however, sharp disagreement on whether the various dimensions of poverty and well-being can be aggregated into a … single, multidimensional index in a meaningful way. Is aggregating dimensions of poverty and well-being useful? Is it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319343
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321519
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Coping with Rising Food Prices: Policy Dilemmas in the Developing World
Lustig, Nora - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2009
This paper examines the policy dilemmas and challenges faced by developing country governments when confronted with rising food prices, especially when it comes to the prices of basic foods such as rice and corn. One option for governments is to let domestic prices adjust to reflect the full...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008641985
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Coping with Rising Food Prices: Policy Dilemmas in the Developing World
Lustig, Nora - eSocialSciences - 2009
Rising food prices cause considerable policy dilemmas for developing country governments. Letting domestic prices adjust to reflect the full change in international prices generates inflationary pressures and causes severe hardship for poor households lacking access to social safety nets....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479134
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Microfinance and the Millennium Development Goals in Pakistan: Impact Assessment Using Propensity Score Matching
Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Parpiev, Ziyodullo - eSocialSciences - 2010
data and found that despite the Bank’s strict poverty-targeting program used in client selection and despite the survey⠅
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543115