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Poverty and Inequality Research

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Pro-Poor Growth

WPS5069The pattern of growth and poverty reduction in ChinaMontalvo, Jose G.; Ravallion, Martin2009/10
WPS5023How many more infants are likely to die in Africa as a result of the global financial crisis ?Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert2009/08
WPS4974Why don't we see poverty convergence ?Ravallion, Martin2009/06
WPS4945Modeling migration dynamics in Albania : a hazard function approachAzzarri, Carlo; Carletto, Calogero2009/05
WPS4900International migration and gender differentials in the home labor market : evidence from AlbaniaMendola, Mariapia; Carletto, Gero2009/04
WPS4908Moving up the ladder ? the impact of migration experience on occupational mobility in AlbaniaCarletto, Calogero; Kilic, Talip2009/04
WPS4889Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; Filmer, Deon; Stokes, Andrew; Tiererova, Lucia2009/03
WPS4858Poverty decline, agricultural wages, and non-farm employment in rural India : 1983-2004Lanjouw, Peter; Murgai, Rinku2009/03
WPS4813Month of birth and children's health in IndiaLokshin, Michael; Radyakin, Sergiy2009/01
WPS4763Bailing out the world's poorestRavallion, Martin2008/12
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Poverty and Inequality Data

WPS5080A comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India Ravallion, Martin2009/10
WPS5069The pattern of growth and poverty reduction in ChinaMontalvo, Jose G.; Ravallion, Martin2009/10
WPS5061Global inequality recalculated : the effect of new 2005 PPP estimates on global inequalityMilanovic, Branko2009/09
WPS4974Why don't we see poverty convergence ?Ravallion, Martin2009/06
WPS4924Dignity through discourse : poverty and the culture of deliberation in Indian village democraciesRao, Vijayendra; Sanyal, Paromita2009/05
WPS4928Is deliberation equitable ? evidence from transcripts of village meetings in south IndiaBan, Radu; Rao, Vijayendra2009/05
WPS4900International migration and gender differentials in the home labor market : evidence from AlbaniaMendola, Mariapia; Carletto, Gero2009/04
WPS4889Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in sub-saharan AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; Filmer, Deon; Stokes, Andrew; Tiererova, Lucia2009/03
WPS4858Poverty decline, agricultural wages, and non-farm employment in rural India : 1983-2004Lanjouw, Peter; Murgai, Rinku2009/03
WPS4844Weakly relative povertyRavallion, Martin; Chen, Shaohua 2009/02
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Small Area Estimation Poverty Maps

WPS4724Simulating the impact of geographic targeting on poverty alleviation in Morocco : what are the gains from disaggregation ?Douidich, Mohammed; Ezzrari, Abdeljouad; Lanjouw, Peter2008/09
WPS4513Brazil within Brazil : testing the poverty map methodology in Minas GeraisElbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Peter; Leite, Phillippe George2008/02
WPS4424Improving nutritional status through behavioral change : lessons from MadagascarGalasso, Emanuela; Umapathi, Nithin2007/12
WPS4155How good a map ? Putting small area estimation to the testDemombynes, Gabriel; Elbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Jean O.; Lanjouw, Peter2007/03
WPS3997Local inequality and project choice : theory and evidence from EcuadorAraujo, M. Caridad; Ferreira, Francisco H.G.; Lanjouw, Peter; Ozler, Berk2006/08
WPS3662Micro-level estimation of child malnutrition indicators and its application in CambodiaFujii, Tomoki2005/07
WPS3592Which inequality matters? Growth evidence based on small area welfare estimates in UgandaSchipper, Youdi; Hoogeveen, Johannes G.2005/05
WPS3313On the unequal inequality of poor communitiesElbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Peter F.; Mistiaen, Johan; Ozler, Berk; Simler, Ken2004/05
WPS2925Crime and local inequality in South AfricaDemombynes, Gabriel; Ozler, Berk2002/11
WPS2911Micro-level estimation of welfareElbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Jean O.; Lanjouw, Peter2002/10

Other Working Papers

WPS5132Mental health in the aftermath of conflictDo, Quy-Toan; Iyer, Lakshmi2009/11
WPS5080A comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India Ravallion, Martin2009/10
WPS5076Demographic and socioeconomic patterns of HIV/AIDS prevalence in AfricaBeegle, Kathleen; de Walque, Damien2009/10
WPS5096Missing women and India's religious demographyBorooah, Vani; Do, Quy-Toan; Iyer, Sriya; Joshi, Shareen2009/10
WPS5089The short-term impacts of a schooling conditional cash transfer program on the sexual behavior of young womenBaird, Sarah; Chirwa, Ephraim; McIntosh, Craig; Ozler, Berk2009/10
WPS5041Agent orange and the prevalence of cancer among the Vietnamese population 30 years after the end of the Vietnam warDo, Quy-Toan2009/09
WPS5048Measuring household usage of financial services : does it matter how or whom You Ask ?Cull, Robert; Scott, Kinnon2009/09
WPS5037The long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in TanzaniaAdhvaryu, Achyuta R.; Beegle, Kathleen2009/09
WPS5023How many more infants are likely to die in Africa as a result of the global financial crisis ?Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert2009/08
WPS5001Own and sibling effects of conditional cash transfer programs : theory and evidence from CambodiaFerreira, Francisco H. G.; Filmer, Deon; Schady, Norbert2009/07
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