Using data from Peru and Pakistan, this article tests two hypotheses: there is a positive
association between hours of child labor and poverty, and there is a negative association …

This paper uses household level unit record data from South Africa to examine the
behavioural and welfare impacts of private and public transfers. We allow for joint …

This paper utilises micro data on consumption, family composition and land ownership of
nearly 70,000 rural Indian households to analyse poverty in rural India. The study …

This study uses Indian unit record data from expenditure and employment surveys, in
conjunction with state level indicators to (a) investigate whether the backward classes and …

This paper computes poverty rates for scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and female-headed
households. It also highlights the necessity of making adjustments for household size and …

Poverty reduction is the primary goal of economic development, and there is a long and rich
literature on the theory, conceptualization, and measurement of poverty. Yet numerous …

This paper compares the poverty rates of male‐and female‐headed households in Pakistan
and, also, in South Africa. It finds that in South Africa, female‐headed households are …

This article presents the findings of an extensive survey on public and policy level
perceptions of the failed water supply and sanitation system privatization in Belize City …

Due to the recent rise in economic development the family sizes in developing countries
have become small. This phenomenon demands several policy considerations. Is India …

This paper uses a methodology for evaluating the distributional implications of price
movement for inequality and poverty measurement. The methodology is based on a …