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Portrait of the poor : an assets-based approach

Attanasio, Orazio P. (contributor); … - 2001

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Portrait of the Poor: An Assets-Based Approach

Attanasio, Orazio P.; Székely, Miguel; Gray-Molina, George - Inter-American Development Bank

This book examines poverty as a structural problem caused by the way economic systems operate. It poses a simple …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772491

Portrait of the Poor: An Assets-Based Approach

Attanasio, Orazio P.; Székely, Miguel; Gray-Molina, George - Inter-American Development Bank

This book examines poverty as a structural problem caused by the way economic systems operate. It poses a simple …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943569

Labor Markets in Latin America: A Supply-Side Story

Duryea, Suzanne; Székely, Miguel - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

This paper shows that the factors affecting labor supply have been key determinants of the changes in employment, unemployment, and income differentials in Latin America in the 1990s. The two main forces driving labor supply in the region have been demographics and education.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943621

Do We Know How Much Poverty There Is?

Székely, Miguel; Lustig, Nora; Cumpa, Martin; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This paper tests the sensitivity of poverty indexes to the choice of adult equivalence scales, assumptions about the … handle income misreporting. We also perform sensitivity analysis to the use of different poverty lines and poverty indexes … the total population. Additionally, the ranking of countries with respect to poverty is also highly sensitive. This points …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943784

Is Economic Growth Good for the Poor?: Tracking Low Incomes Using General Means

Foster, James E.; Székely, Miguel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

In this paper we propose the use of an alternative methodology to track low incomes based on Atkinson's (1970) family of "equally distributed equivalent income" functions, which are called "general means" here. We provide a new characterization of general means that justifies their use in this...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943882

Intergenerational Mobility in Latin America

Behrman, Jere R.; Gaviria, Alejandro; Székely, Miguel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

High inequality has long been regarded as one of the main problems facing Latin American countries. To understand better the determinants of inequality and to help guide thinking about policy options, it is useful to know whether inequality mainly reflects low intergenerational mobility or...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943941

The 1990s in Latin America: Another Decade of Persistent Inequality, but with Somewhat Lower Poverty

Székely, Miguel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

This paper processes 76 household surveys from 17 Latin American countries to document changes in poverty and …. Poverty declined in 10 or 11 of the 17 countries for which household surveys are available to us, depending on the poverty … measured used. Persistently high inequality inhibited further poverty reduction. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944150

Persistent Poverty and Excess Inequality: Latin America, 1970-1995

Londoño, Juan Luis; Székely, Miguel - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

The objective of this work is to assess the changes in poverty and inequality that have taken place in Latin America …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944246

What Drives Differences in Inequality across Countries?

Székely, Miguel; Hilgert, Marianne - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This paper presents microeconomic simulation techniques to examine what drives differences in inequality across countries. The simulation decomposes cross-country inequality differences into the importance of individual decisions, such as fertility, mating, labor force participation, and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944293