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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Chronically Poor"”.
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An exploratory study highlighting the complexities in the targeting of beneficiaries in Malawi's social cash transfer programme
… hunger and increase school enrolment among the poorest 10% of households. Targeting the correct 10% is key to the success of the program. The World Bank Group, Malawi Poverty Assessment (2016), calls into question the likelihood of precisely targeting the chronically poor people in such …
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Intra-Household Decision Making
… Are the Determinants of the Probability of Being Poor?,” I explore the characteristics of the households who fall below the poverty line and stay there as well as those who climb up later. I decompose poverty in Iran into chronic and transient poverty, and investigate the relation of each …
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The Extent and Evolution of Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria: Evidence from Household Expenditure Survey Datasets and an Assessment of the Impact of Oil Industry
… it harder for the growth that occurs to help poor people (Ravallion, 2007). Therefore, the presence of ‘resource-curse’ and the high level of inequality in Nigeria could explain the country’s inability to address its rising poverty incidence, given its enournous oil wealth. In other words …