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Welfare and Redistributive Effects of Social Assistance in the Global SouthPart of Journal Special Issue Welfare and distributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
Social assistance Social protection PovertyPolicy Brief
Unequal growth in Mozambique and the regionThere is an increasing interest in the analysis of economic inequalities in least developed countries...
Poverty Growth Unequal growthWorking Paper
Structural poverty dynamics in urban South Africa: A mixed-methods investigationThis paper examines the extent and determinants of structural poverty dynamics in South Africa, focusing on the socio-economically disadvantaged urban African population...
Poverty Social mobility Livelihood assetsWorking Paper
Self-employment and labour market dynamics of men and women in El Salvador and NicaraguaWe study the labour market dynamics of men and women in El Salvador and Nicaragua, focusing on the factors that help men and women move into an advantageous labour market state from an unfavourable state...
Employment Women Latin AmericaResearch Brief
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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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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...
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Transitional economies Economic growth Poverty