The objective of our study is to identify patterns and causes of households' transitions in and out of poverty using the long household panel data on rural China in the period 1989-2009. We propose a discrete-time multi-spell duration model that not only corrects for correlated unobserved...

Abstract This study examines whether household access to microfinance reduces poverty, and if so, to what extent and across which dimensions of wellbeing. The study draws on first-hand observations and empirical data gathered from interviews of 1,132 households across 11 districts in the rural...

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of fertility, drawing upon large nationwide household data sets in India constructed by the National Sample Surveys (NSS) and National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) over the period 1992-2006. First, we find a negative and significant...

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of fertility, drawing upon large nationwide household data sets in India constructed by the National Sample Surveys (NSS) and National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) over the period 1992-2006. First, we find a negative and significant...

This study offers empirical evidence on the rural-urban gap in the context of growing inequality in Asia. First, China and India explain the trends in regional inequality given their large populations, signifying their importance as major contributors. Overall, China's income inequality is...

Remittances have increased in low-income and lower- middle-income countries in recent years, playing an important role as a stable source of finance at the macro-level, and in poverty reduction at the micro-level. Drawing on a critical review of the literature and econometric analyses based on...

This study examines whether household access to microfinance reduces poverty, and if so, to what extent and across which dimensions of wellbeing. The study draws on first-hand observations and empirical data gathered from interviews of 1,132 households across 11 districts in the rural areas of...