We apply a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … recipients. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average …

We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes …. The impact of transfers on inequality and poverty reduction could be higher if spending on direct cash transfers that are … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average …

Despite a rich literature studying the impact of inequality on policy outcomes, there has been limited effort to bring …

Despite a rich literature studying the impact of inequality on policy outcomes, there has been limited effort to bring …

Pro-poor growth has been identified as one of the most promising pathways to accelerate poverty reduction in developing … that take into account the extraordinary importance of agricultural productivity for poverty reduction in developing …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

This paper addresses poverty reduction strategies from a labour market perspective. Structural features and constraints … poverty circles. The major policy conclusion for poverty reduction drawn from the analysis is that education should be more …

Fortschritte bei der Armutsbekämpfung sind in Bolivien seit Beginn der Reformen eher bescheiden geblieben, wenn man die … Niedrigeinkommensländer (HIPC-Initiative) von Bolivien entwickelt wurde, ist vor allem als institutionelle Reform zu würdigen. Sie liefert … Schwachpunkte auf. Ein Schwachpunkt besteht darin, dass die Bedeutung von Flexibilitätshemmnissen für die Persistenz der Armut …

Bolivia's macroeconomic performance in the period 1994 to 1998 is analyzed and compared with the performance in former … to assess what has been achieved in Bolivia since the deep crisis of the early 1980s. A special focus is whether the …