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Poor trends - The pace of poverty reduction after the Millennium Development Agenda
de, Crombrugghe D.P.I.; Szirmai A.; R, Bluhm - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
We review the origins of the dollar-a-day poverty line, discuss historical poverty and inequality trends, and forecast poverty rates until 2030 using a new fractional response approach. Three findings stand out. First, global poverty reduction since 1981 has been rapid but regional trends are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856426
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The Influence of Vulnerability on Migration Intentions in Afghanistan
Loschman C.; Siegel M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This study explores the influence of vulnerability on migration intentions within the context of Afghanistan. While it … is commonplace to conceptualize migration as being driven by certain economic-related factors, it is reasonable to assume … perform a regression analysis estimating the influence on migration intentions. Our results provide clear evidence that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146891
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Do remittances and social assistance have different impacts on expenditure patterns of recipient households?: The Moldovan case
Waidler J.; Hagen-Zanker J.S.; Gassmann F.; Siegel M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
Do remittances and social assistance have different impacts on household expenditure patterns While two separate strands of literature have looked at how social assistance or remittances have been spent, few studies have compared them directly. Using data from a nationally representative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004572
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Does shelter assistance reduce poverty in Afghanistan?
Loschman C.; Siegel M.; Parsons C.A. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
Forced migration, often resulting from violent conflict, imposes large economic costs on both sending and receiving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004576