Empirical Analysis of Determinants, Distribution and Dynamics of Poverty

Empirical Analysis of Determinants, Distribution and Dynamics of Poverty

Poverty and inequality persist in many dimensions in the developing world. In order to understand the determinants of poverty and its distribution between and within countries, it is necessary to know its dimensions and the channels through which poverty and inequality affect human well-being. This...

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Autor principal: Harttgen, Kenneth, 1976- (-)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften 2007.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics.
Materias:
Political science > Theory.
Development economics.
Economics > Systems
AIDS
Analysis
Armut
Child Mortality
Determinants
Distribution
Dynamics
Empirical
Entwicklungsländer
Harttgen
Household's Vulnerability
Poverty
Pro-Poor Growth
Socio-economic effect of HIV
Undernutrition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction and Overview
  • 1 A Regional Puzzle of Child Mortality and Undernutrition
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.1.1 Child Mortality and Undernutrition
  • 1.1.2 The South Asia - Sub-Saharan Africa Enigma
  • 1.2 Methodology
  • 1.2.1 Multilevel Analysis
  • 1.2.2 The Basic Multilevel Model
  • 1.2.3 Model Specification
  • 1.3 Empirical Analysis
  • 1.3.1 Data Description
  • 1.3.2 Descriptive Statistics
  • 1.3.3 Regression Results
  • 1.3.4 Simulations
  • 1.4 Conclusion
  • 2 The Impact of HIV on Childrens' Welfare
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Literature Review on the Impact of HIV/AIDS
  • 2.2.1 Development of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
  • 2.2.2 The Macro-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS
  • 2.2.3 The Micro-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS
  • 2.3 Methodology
  • 2.3.1 Survival Model Framework
  • 2.3.2 Ordinary Least Squares and Logistic Model
  • 2.4 Empirical Analysis
  • 2.4.1 Data Description
  • 2.4.2 Descriptive Statistics
  • 2.4.3 Estimation Results
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3 Measuring Pro Poor Growth in Non-Income Dimensions
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Concept of Pro-Poor Growth
  • 3.2.1 Definition of Pro-Poor Growth
  • 3.2.2 Multidimensionality of Pro-Poor Growth
  • 3.3 Methodology
  • 3.3.1 The Growth Incidence Curve
  • 3.3.2 The Non-Income Growth Incidence Curve
  • 3.3.3 Specification of the Non-Income Indicators
  • 3.3.4 Limitations of the Indicators
  • 3.4 Empirical Analysis
  • 3.4.1 Inequality
  • 3.4.2 Pro-Poor Growth
  • 3.5 Conclusion
  • 4 Estimating Vulnerability to Covariate and Idiosyncratic Shocks
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Concept of Vulnerability
  • 4.3 Estimates of Vulnerability
  • 4.4 Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks
  • 4.5 Methodology
  • 4.5.1 Mean and Variance in Consumption
  • 4.5.2 Assumptions and Critical Issues
  • 4.5.3 Multilevel Analysis.
  • 4.5.4 The Impact of Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks
  • 4.6 Empirical Analysis
  • 4.6.1 Data Description and Model Specification
  • 4.6.2 Estimation Results
  • 4.6.3 Vulnerability to Poverty
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Bibliography.

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