Growth-equity decomposition of a change in poverty: An axiomatic approach

This paper studies a class of subgroup decomposable poverty measures whose changes may be decomposed into a growth component and a redistribution component. A set of reasonable axioms leads inexorably to a combination of the Watts measure and the poverty gap measure.     

资源枯竭型城镇困境凸现、贫困加剧成因的思考

资源提前枯竭和城镇经济衰退造成的贫困程度加深已成为我国资源枯竭型城镇面临的一个十分严峻的问题。造成资源提前枯竭的主要原因是“制度短缺”,而造成城镇经济衰退和贫困程度加深的原因则是多方面的,例如,资源开发管理制度存在缺陷、产业结构单一、城市功能的历史缺失、生态环境质量的不断递减等因素共同影响着资源枯竭型城镇的经济发展。     

藏区反贫困再思考

藏区反贫困形势仍然严峻,表现在贫困面大、返贫突出、新的城镇贫困群体的出现与扩大等方面.为此必须采用综合性的反贫困措施:如生态移民;通过提高农牧民个人素质,促进传统农牧业的发展,构建新农村;大力发展旅游业,以增加就业机会;改变医疗资源配置,遏制因病返贫;控制人口增长;加强立法、建立社会保障基金等.     

部门产出增加与减贫——基于贵州省社会核算矩阵的乘数分析应用

基于贵州省社会核算矩阵（SAM），利用乘数分析方法研究了部门产出增加对贫困人口的影响，结果表明，贵州省农业、服务业和某些制造业部门的产出增加能够减缓贫困，贫困人口素质的提高是增加部门产出的必要条件。     

贫困地区新农村建设中农业劳动力转移趋势预测——以甘肃省为例

实现农业富余劳动力转移是推进社会主义新农村建设的要求[1].农业劳动力转移的变动态势反映着新农村建设中劳动力就业结构的变化情况,以及新农村建设的效果和城镇化、工业化的程度如何.因此,从定量的角度出发,选取可以量化的指标作为研究的依据,对农业劳动力的未来转移趋势进行预测具有一定的现实意义.     

Does corruption affect income inequality and poverty?

This paper provides evidence that high and rising corruption increases income inequality and poverty. An increase of one standard deviation in corruption increases the Gini coefficient of income inequality by about 11 points and income growth of the poor by about 5 percentage points per year. These findings are robust to use of different instruments for corruption and other sensitivity analyses. The paper discusses several channels through which corruption may affect income inequality and poverty. An important implication of these findings is that policies that reduce corruption will most likely reduce income inequality and poverty as well. Received: March 2, 2000 / Accepted: September 20, 2001     

Participatory and incremental development in an African local government accounting reform

Despite significant donor funding, government accounting reforms seeking transparent and effective management of public resources often fail or have limited success, especially in Africa, prompting questions about donors’ implementation approach and calls for studies of successful reforms. This paper investigates a local government accounting reform in Benin supported by a German development agency–perceived as successful due to the participatory, pragmatic, and incremental approach reinforced by conditionalities in the face of neo‐patrimonial leadership.     

State Dependence in Poverty: The Case of Turkey

Despite poverty alleviation efforts, almost a quarter of households live below the poverty line in Turkey. This article aims to examine the dynamics of poverty focusing on poverty persistence in Turkey, utilizing Income and Living Conditions panel data belonging to 2010–2013. A random effects dynamic panel probit model has been employed. In order to tackle the initial values problem Heckman’s reduced form approximation is utilized. Empirical results indicate that gender, educational attainment, employment type, and household structure have statistically significant impact on the probability of being poor. Besides, experiencing poverty has a positive impact on future poverty likelihood, signalling state dependence.     

Wage delegation in the field

By conducting a natural field experiment, we analyze the managerial policy of delegating the wage choice to employees. We find that this policy enhances performance significantly, which is remarkable since allocated wage premiums of the same size have no effect at all. Observed self‐imposed wage restraints and absence of negative peer effects speak in favor of wage delegation, although the chosen wage premium levels severely dampen its net value. Additional experimental and survey data provide important insights into employees' underlying motivations.     

环京津贫困带问题研究

京津冀和环京津贫困带二元经济结构是京津冀发展的一大障碍。2014年京津冀协同发展工作座谈会上,“京津冀协同发展”被提升到国家战略高度。定量分析京津冀和环京津贫困带状况,可运用比较劳动生产率、二元对比系数、差值法基尼系数、库兹涅茨三产结构与经济发展阶段关系分析其二元经济结构。从发展休闲度假旅游产业、风能和太阳能新能源产业、中高档养老产业角度,可提出解决京津冀和环京津贫困带二元经济结构的建议。