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On the Edge of Uncertainty : Poverty Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean during the Great Recession and Beyond

World Bank - 2011

Strong poverty reduction in Latin America resumed with the growth rebound in 2010, as both moderate and extreme poor households benefitted from the recovery, accelerating poverty reduction to rates similar to those witnessed between 2003-2006 despite a 2.8 percent decline in Gross Domestic...

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Poverty, vulnerability, and household coping strategies during the 2015–16 recession in Belarus

Bornukova, Kateryna; Cojocaru, Alexandru; Matycin, … - 2019

This paper examines the impact of the recent recession in Belarus on poverty and broader measures of household welfare and compares the recent recession episode to previous economic crises in Belarus. The paper constructs a measure of vulnerability to poverty, based on an estimated probability...

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Global Estimate of Children in Monetary Poverty : An Update

Silwal, Ani Rudra - 2020

This note builds on previous collaboration between the World Bank Group and UNICEF to estimate the global extent of … child poverty. We estimate that in 2017, 17.5 percent of children in the world (or 356 million) younger than 18 years lived … the official World Bank poverty estimates. Because the estimates pertain to 2017, they do not consider the adverse …

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Do Land Market Restrictions Hinder Structural Change in a Rural Economy? : Evidence from Sri Lanka

Emran, M. Shahe - 2015

This paper analyzes the effects of land market restrictions on structural change from agriculture to non-farm in a rural economy. This paper develops a theoretical model that focuses on higher migration costs due to restrictions on alienability, and identifies the possibility of a reverse...

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Business regulations and poverty

Djankov, Simeon; Georgieva, Dorina; Ramalho, Rita - 2019

correlated with the poverty headcount at the country level. This association is significant using the World Bank's Doing Business …

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The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Poverty and Income Distribution in Mongolia

World Bank - 2011

The financial crisis of 2008-09 has considerably slowed the pace of economic growth in Mongolia. When combined with the Dzud (severe winter storm) of 2009-10, which occurred just as the economy was beginning to recover and killed over one million heads of livestock, the slowdown is likely to...

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Poverty Reduction, Shared Prosperity and Inequality in FYR Macedonia in the Post Financial Crisis Period (2009-2013)

World Bank - 2017

FYR Macedonia has experienced a decline in poverty in the post global financial crisis period (2009-2013) in spite of a weak macroeconomic performance. In contrast to the pre-crisis period when growth was robust but poverty stagnant, poverty indicators indicate an improvement on the living...

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Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 : Reversals of Fortune

World Bank (Washington, District of Columbia) - 2020

Previous Poverty and Shared Prosperity reports have conveyed the difficult message that the world is not on track to …

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Within Our Grasp : A World Free of Poverty

Kim, Jim Yong - 2013

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses the opportunity to create a world free from the stain of … the fight against poverty in the world. He believes that assuring growth is inclusive is both a moral imperative and a … crucial condition for sustained economic development for any country. The World Bank Group is now working on a revamped …

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Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030 : The Final Push

Kim, Jim Yong - 2015

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and …-needed private sector investment to build infrastructure and create jobs. He promises that the World Bank Group will continue to …

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