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Welfare and redistributive effects of social assistance in the Global SouthThis paper presents an analysis of the recent evolution of social assistance in the developing world, looking at its complex typological configuration, which has interlinked with, and partly reflects the complex demographic and epidemiological transi...
Social assistance Social protection PovertyJournal Article
Vertical and Horizontal Inequality in Ecuador: The Lack of SustainabilityPart of Journal Special Issue Horizontal inequality in the Global South
Equality and inequality Poverty Sustainable developmentJournal Article
Does Horizontal Inequality Matter in Vietnam?Part of Journal Special Issue Horizontal inequality in the Global South
Viet Nam Horizontal inequality Ethnic relationsSeminar
Olivier Bargain on intra-household allocation and individual povertyOlivier Bargain will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 28 August 2019. Abstract – Intra-household allocation and individual poverty Welfare analyses conducted by policy practitioners around the world usually rely on equivalized or per...
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Inequality expert for SA-TIED hosted on South African national news channel eNCA
Poverty Class Inequality Blog
Mozambique case study shows that poverty is about much more than incomeWhat does it mean to be poor? On the face of it, this may not sound like a very difficult question. In developed countries, almost all official and everyday definitions refer to poverty in income terms...
Poverty Quantitative research anthropologyBook Chapter
ChinaFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Transitional economies Economic growth PovertyResearch Brief
Balancing tax collection and equality: The case of value-added tax in South AfricaIn a democratic system, taxation is a critical part of the social contract between the state and its citizens. The tax system can be used to help address the unacceptably high levels of poverty, inequality, and unemployment in South Africa...
value-added tax microsimulation RedistributionJournal Article
Poverty dynamics and graduation from conditional cash transfers: A transition model for Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera programThe effects of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) on poverty and well-being have been widely studied. However, there is limited knowledge on how a CCT should respond to the dynamics of poverty...
Panel analysis Poverty Measurement (Poverty)Blog
Poverty measurements for policy makers
In order to reduce poverty you must be able to measure it...
Poverty Measurement (Poverty) Multidimensional poverty measurement
