history of the recipient village affects the impact that reductions in remittances have on rural poverty levels. The … hypothesis is that for a given decrease in remittances the increase in poverty is bigger in villages with a higher migration …

This paper measures the impact of production of traded agricultural products on households'''' welfare and poverty in … households increase expenditure and income. Regarding to the impact on poverty, perennial crops and aquacultural products reduce … the poverty incidence of the producing households by 3.1 and 4.7 percentage points, respectively. Perennial crops and …

This paper uses panel data to decompose total poverty into its chronic and transient components and to estimate the … determinants of each type of poverty for the case of Mexico. It was found that 69 percent of total poverty is chronic and 31 … poverty are different from those explaining transient poverty. These results indicate that chronic poverty is an issue which …

The paper proposes a simple framework for the evaluation of anti-poverty programs based on single means differences …, FGT poverty measures and stochastic dominance theory. A Treatment Effect Curve (TEC) is derived and its use illustrated …

Empirical findings on the impacts of international remittances on poverty and inequality have not been consistent. This …-receiving households, and subsequently investigate the impacts of foreign remittances on poverty and inequality in Vietnam. It is found … that receiving foreign remittances has increased household income and consumption remarkably, but decreased poverty …

This paper uses the Alkire Foster methodology for multidimensional poverty measurement to analyze the evolution of … multidimensional poverty for Cameroon for the period 2001-2007. This approach seeks to overcome the limitations of the income …-based poverty measures by combining income with five other dimensions: education, health, electricity, water and sanitation. The …

Empirical findings on the impacts of international remittances on poverty and inequality have not been consistent. This …-receiving households, and subsequently investigate the impacts of foreign remittances on poverty and inequality in Vietnam. It is found … that receiving foreign remittances has increased household income and consumption remarkably, but decreased poverty …

The Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke poverty index is modified to a poverty outreach measure that incorporates both depth … of outreach and scale. In an application to microfinance institutions, the use of this type of poverty outreach measure … and credit unions are found to have greater poverty outreach than smaller, subsidized non-governmental organizations that …