The goal of this paper is to examine the effect of inequality on crime rates in a unique
context, Mexico's drug war. The analysis exploits an original dataset containing inequality …

RECENT THEORETICAL ADVANCES have brought income and wealth distributions back
into a prominent position in growth and development theories, and as determinants of …

The use of asset indices in welfare analysis and poverty targeting is increasing, especially in
cases in which data on expenditures are unavailable or hard to collect. We compare …

F ood insecurity continues to be a major development problem across the globe,
undermining people's health, productivity, and often their very survival. Efforts to overcome …

Recent years have seen widespread use of small-area maps based on census data
enriched by relationships estimated from household surveys that predict variables, such as …

Spatial microsimulation modelling has developed for over a half century and is now a
mainstream analytical tool within the microsimulation community accounting for a very …

In addressing the pervasive problem of hunger in the developing world, reliable information
on food insecurity is essential for effectively targeting assistance, developing interventions …

The recent literature has shown that subjective welfare depends on relative income. Much of
the existing evidence comes from developed economies. What remains unclear is whether …

RECENT THEORETICAL ADVANCES have brought income and wealth distributions back
into a prominent position in growth and development theories, and as determinants of …

Following the endorsement by the international community of the Millennium Development
Goals, there has been an increasing demand for practical methods for steadily tracking …