of poverty. To estimate households' vulnerability to income poverty, this study used a modified probit model that … were found to be higher than poverty rates, suggesting that policy interventions will have to be developed to minimize the …

of poverty. To estimate households' vulnerability to income poverty, this study used a modified probit model that … were found to be higher than poverty rates, suggesting that policy interventions will have to be developed to minimize the …

This paper presents a few of the latest statistics on income poverty, growth, and inequality, and makes a case about … the need not only to monitor current poverty, but also to reduce future poverty. An assessment of the trends in household … vulnerability to income poverty is made for the years 2000, 2003, and 2006. Measurement of household vulnerability is based on the …

Concomitant to the analysis of poverty is the measurement of vulnerability. Estimates of household vulnerability to … income poverty are developed using a modified probit model that considers volatilities in income as being explained by some … household characteristics. Resulting vulnerability estimates are found to be higher than poverty rates, suggesting that policy …