The Dynamics of Poverty and its Determinants: The Case of the Northeast of Brazil and its States

In the northeast region of Brazil, the poverty picture of the past two decades reveals large fluctuations in the poverty level, and poverty depth. Findings based on the Brazilian annual household survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Amostra Domiciliar, PNA...

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Main Authors:	Fiess, Norbert M., Verner, Dorte
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	POVERTY INCIDENCE ABSOLUTE POVERTY CASE STUDY POVERTY DEPTH POVERTY LINE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL SKILLS LABOR MARKET NEXUS HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITATION POOR CHILDREN OLD AGE POVERTY REDUCTION ABSOLUTE INEQUALITY ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AVAILABLE DATA AVERAGE INCOME CHILD LABOR CIVIL SOCIETY CURRENCY UNIT DATA SET DATA SETS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RECESSION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EQUAL SOCIETIES EXCHANGE RATE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FOOD BASKET FOOD EXPENDITURES GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT INDEX HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATIO HIGH GROWTH HIGH INFLATION HIGH POVERTY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME POVERTY INCREASED INVESTMENT INDIVIDUAL INCOME INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INEQUALITY INEQUALITY MEASURES INFLATION RATE LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKETS MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MEAN INCOMES MINIMUM WAGE NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL LEVEL NEGATIVE EFFECT OVERVALUED EXCHANGE PENSION SYSTEM PER-CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR POPULATION POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY INDEX POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY OUTCOMES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REDUCING POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POVERTY SAMPLE SIZE SAVINGS SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SECTOR SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL SECURITY SQUARED POVERTY GAP STATE POLICIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE MEASURE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3179883/dynamics-poverty-determinants-case-northeast-brazil-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14833

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The Dynamics of Poverty and its Determinants: The Case of the Northeast of Brazil and its States

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