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Ending extreme poverty in a changing climate

The impacts of climate change are widely recognised as being among the leading threats to the eradication of extreme poverty. Climate change is not only expected to keep people currently living in poverty trapped there, but also threatens to cancel out progress that has been made to reduce poverty.

Authors: Amanda Lenhardt

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The role of migration in ending extreme poverty- Thematic paper

This paper provides a high-level summary of the latest, well-evidenced research on measures to address extreme poverty amidst high rates of migration, and to identify priority areas where further research would contribute value. 

Authors: Amanda Lenhardt

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Ending extreme poverty amidst fragility, conflict, and violence-Thematic paper

This paper examines how Fragile, Conflict-affected, and Violent (FCV) settings have impacted efforts to reduce extreme poverty today and concludes that given the complex relationship between FCVs and poverty, a flexible portfolio approach that responds to different sources of impoverishment is needed.

Authors: Vidya Diwakar

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The role of social norms in ending extreme poverty- Thematic paper

This paper explores the role social norms may play in efforts to reduce extreme poverty by 2030. It has two primary objectives. First, to summarise the latest well-evidenced research on efforts to tackle extreme poverty through policies and programmes that address social norms.

Authors: Amanda Lenhardt

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Night-time lights and Multidimensional Poverty in Conflict-torn Cabo Delgado

Authors: Vincenzo Salvucci, Giulia Barletta

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Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 in Mozambique in 2020

This paper assess the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the poverty levels in Mozambique using households survey data.

Authors: Vincenzo Salvucci, Finn Tarp

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Crises, prices, and poverty – An analysis based on the Mozambican Household Budget Surveys

This paper analyses and links together the exchange rate and price trends, and the shocks experienced by Mozambique between 2014/15 and 2019/20, in an attempt to examine and uncover how they influenced poverty.

Authors: Vincenzo Salvucci, Finn Tarp

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Poverty dynamics and vulnerability during a growth episode: Evidence from Bangladesh: 2000 – 2016

Authors: David Garcés-Urzainqui

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Utilising first order dominance methodology to evaluate Multidimensional Poverty in Mozambique

This paper develops and applies the First Order Dominance (FOD) method to all the existing household budget survey data for Mozambique, with the objective of assessing how multidimensional poverty has evolved over time as well as testing the robustness of the Household survey data.

Authors: Vincenzo Salvucci, Finn Tarp

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Locating extreme poverty in Urban East Africa using advanced statistical methods

This research paper explores the extent to which information extracted from satellite images can help predict the distribution of extreme urban poverty in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique.

Authors: Peter Fisker, David Garcés-Urzainqui, Finn Tarp

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Understanding poverty dynamics in Ethiopia: Implications for the likely impact of Covid-19

Poverty transitions in Ethiopia and related impacts explored in our latest paper.

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Poverty and vulnerability in Mozambique: An analysis of dynamics and correlates in light of the Covid-19 crisis using synthetic panels

In-depth look at how Covid-19 and other global and regional factors alter the picture of poverty in Mozambique.

Authors: Finn Tarp, Vincenzo Salvucci

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Poverty and vulnerability transitions in Myanmar: An analysis using synthetic panels

Poverty dynamics in Myanmar in light of last decade's social, political, and global changes.

Authors: Vincenzo Salvucci, Finn Tarp, Ines A. Ferreira

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Understanding Poverty Dynamics and Vulnerability in Tanzania 2012–2018

Looking into the country dynamics of Tanzania where economic growth did not mean less poverty.

Authors: David Garcés-Urzainqui, Jehovaness Aikaeli, Kenneth Mdadila

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Poverty in India in the face of Covid-19: Diagnosis and prospects

Latest paper from India analysing the poverty data available and applying statistical methods to create synthetic data.

Authors: Peter Lanjouw, Hai-Anh Dang, Elise Vrijburg

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Constructing Synthetic Panels for the Purpose of Studying Poverty Dynamics: A Primer

Describing a recently developed approach for constructing synthetic panels from cross-section data

Authors: Peter Lanjouw, David Garcés-Urzainqui, Gerton Rongen

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Manual for the Estimation of a Synthetic Panel and Vulnerability Analysis

Methods and tools notes about Synthetic panel estimation

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How can new technology support better measurement of extreme poverty?

A paper exploring the suite of different data sources that can be used for measuring and investigating poverty, including new data sources and statistical techniques.

Authors: Nikos Tzavidis

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How can new technology support better measurement of extreme poverty? Research insight

A research insight summarising a longer review exploring how innovation in data collection, data processing, and data analysis, might provide solutions to ‘pinch points’ in policymaking and management around poverty reduction.

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How can new technology support better measurement of extreme poverty? Annexe

Annexe to the paper 'How can new technology support better measurement of extreme poverty?' covering methods for producing high-resolution and high-frequency poverty estimates.

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What works to reduce extreme poverty? A selective review – working paper

As part of the inception phase of DEEP we have undertaken a selective review of what works to reduce extreme poverty in five countries.

Authors: John Hoddinott

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What works to reduce extreme poverty? A selective review – working paper: Annexes

These are annexes to the working paper: What works to reduce extreme poverty? A selective review

Authors: John Hoddinott

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