O trabalho busca avaliar o desempenho de um benefício cobertura do hiato pobreza (top-up benefit) – Benefício Superação da Extrema Pobreza (BSP) Programa Bolsa Família (PBF) –, quando comparado a valor fixo, na redução extrema pobreza. Baseando-se nos dados 2019 Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra Domicílios (PNAD) Contínua Instituto Brasileiro Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), comparou-se modelo vigen...

Nigeria represents one of the paradoxes of development in which case the nation is rich but her people are poor. This study examines the rate of poverty among rural households in South western, Nigeria. A random multistage sampling was employed for the study. Ekiti and Osun states were randomly selected from the six states in South-western Nigeria. This was followed by random selection of two L...

This study examined the status and determinants of rural households’ food security in Moyale district of pastoral area, Oromia regional state, in Ethiopia. Both secondary and primary data were used for the study. The study was based on the survey of a total of 100 farmers randomly selected using a three-stage sampling technique. Analytical tools used include descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer...

There is limited literature review and analysis of poverty in Afghanistan, particularly the an urban area. Therefore, due to information on extent Mazar-i-Sharif city especially at micro/household level, this paper will provide such a more current one. To conduct study, actual data 1060 households Mazar-i-Sharif, obtained from strictly random process, used applied “Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT)”...

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science studies provide country-level data for tracking changes in student achievement over time. In this paper the author has developed a method for identifying and monitoring trends in student achievement above or below any specified cut-point on these tests. The method involved the use of the Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke indices, as well as a modif...

This note advances a family of poverty measures, Πα, which are derived as simple, normalized Minkowski distance functions. The Πα indices turn out to be the αth roots of the corresponding Foster, Greer and Thorbecke Pα indices. The re-calibration of Pα in terms of Πα could have certain possible advantages, which are reviewed in the note. While the Πα indices are not decomposable in the ordinari...

This study assessed Non-Inclusive Growth among rural households in Nigeria. Secondary data from General Household Survey (GHS) of 2010/2011, 2012/2013 and 2015/2016 were used. The GHS is a panel consisting 5,000 Households) which 3,347 Data obtained on socio-economic characteristics, living condition characteristics geopolitical zones. Poverty gaps estimated matched to the economic growth rate ...

Abstract Poverty is a critical factor affecting subsistence of farmers in Nigeria, especially rural areas. The study examined determinants poverty among farming households Adamawa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the research objectives were to: describe socio-economic characteristics respondents, determine status and examine respondents. Primary data used for studies generated from 255 who select...

Ending poverty in all its forms and places by 2030 is number one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, less than a decade to time set for actualizing this goal, still pervasive Nigeria more endemic among farmers rural areas. Entrepreneurship seen as veritable tool alleviate stimulate economic growth some developing countries including Nigeria. Howbeit, little known about rela...