Is Labor Income Responsible for Poverty Reduction? A Decomposition Approach

Is Labor Income Responsible for Poverty Reduction? A Decomposition Approach

Demographics, labor income, public transfers, or remittances: Which factor contributes the most to observed reductions in poverty? Using counterfactual simulations, this paper accounts for the contribution labor income has made to the observed chan...

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Main Authors: Azevedo, Joao Pedro, Inchauste, Gabriela, Olivieri, Sergio, Saavedra, Jaime, Winkler, Hernan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
COUNTERFACTUAL
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME DYNAMICS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
NUTRITION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POVERTY ACROSS COUNTRIES
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY GAP INDEX
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY OUTCOMES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY SEVERITY
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL POVERTY
RURAL
RURAL INCOME
SAVINGS
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
TOTAL POVERTY
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
WELFARE MEASURE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17599289/labor-income-responsible-poverty-reduction-decomposition-approach
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15552

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