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  1. Welfare, shocks, and government spending on social protection programs in Lesotho
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  World Bank Group, Washington, DC, USA

    This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigates... more

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    This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigates the distributional effects of actual spending on social protection programs as well as those of a hypothetical alternative in which the spending is targeted through a proxy means test (PMT) formula used by the government for some programs. In addition, the paper explores the responsiveness of social protection programs to adverse shocks commonly reported by households in Lesotho, where recent natural shocks have had substantial economic effects

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
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    hdl: 10986/35046
    Series: Social protection & jobs discussion paper ; no. 2102 (January 2021)
    Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper ; No. 2102
    Subjects: Sozialpolitik; Soziale Sicherheit; coverage; incidence; effectiveness; social protection; pensions; simulations; shocks; Lesotho; social assistance; safety nets; INEQUALITY; POVERTY; POVERTY LINE; PUBLIC EXPENDITURE; FOOD PRICE SUBSIDY; ECONOMIC SHOCK; SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS; VULNERABILITY
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (88 Seiten), Illustrationen
  2. Weathering economic challenges
    special focus topic: Understanding the Latest Poverty Trends in Iran (2009–2016)
    Published: 2018
    Publisher:  World Bank Group, Washington, DC

    Iranʼs GDP growth in 2017/18 eased considerably as the effect of large surge in oil revenues in the previous year dissipated. After undergoing an oil-based bounce in the economy in 2016/17, the economy registered a 3.8 percent growth in 2017/18 with... more

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    Iranʼs GDP growth in 2017/18 eased considerably as the effect of large surge in oil revenues in the previous year dissipated. After undergoing an oil-based bounce in the economy in 2016/17, the economy registered a 3.8 percent growth in 2017/18 with the overwhelming majority of growth coming from the non-oil sectors. More than half of the growth can be attributed to services which grew by 4.4 percent. Oil, agriculture and services sectors are now back above the levels of activity they were prior to sanctions in 2012. But there was not a strong bounce back in the past two years for key sectors such as construction and trade, restaurant and hotel services following the stagnation in growth during the period of sanctions. The oil and gas sector witnessed a growth of 0.9 percent.Limited by the (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) OPEC quota for the agreed period, increasing production capacity or maintaining current production levels in the coming years would require a substantial increase in investments in the sector. However, the reintroduction of sanctions on the oil and gas sector in November 2018 by the United States (US) will mean the issue of export payments rather than investment needs will come to the fore

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10986/31028
    Series: Iran economic monitor ; Fall 2018
    Subjects: ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC OUTLOOK; EXCHANGE RATES; EXTERNAL TRADE; FISCAL TRENDS; INEQUALITY; JOB CREATION; LABOR MARKET; MONETARY POLICY; OIL PRODUCTION; POVERTY LINE; POVERTY MEASUREMENT; POVERTY REDUCTION; PUBLIC FINANCE
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 63 Seiten), Illustrationen
  3. Are Microcredit Participants in Bangladesh Trapped in Poverty and Debt?
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  World Bank, Washington, DC

    This paper addresses whether microcredit participants in Bangladesh are trapped in poverty and debt, as many critics have argued in recent years. Analysis of data from a long panel survey over a 20-year period confirms this is not the case, although... more

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    This paper addresses whether microcredit participants in Bangladesh are trapped in poverty and debt, as many critics have argued in recent years. Analysis of data from a long panel survey over a 20-year period confirms this is not the case, although numerous participants have been with microcredit programs for many years. The results of the analysis suggest that participants derive a variety of benefits from microcredit: It helps them to earn income and consume more, accumulate assets, invest in children's schooling, and be lifted out of poverty. This is not to say that non-participants have failed to progress over the same period. Both participants and non-participants have gained as the economy has grown; however, the rates of poverty reduction have been higher for participants. Testing the net effect of microcredit programs requires applying an econometric method that controls for why some households participated and others did not, conditional on their initial characteristics. In addition, the method must control for time-varying, unobserved heterogeneity that affects everyone over time, albeit in possibly different ways. The paper's econometric estimates show significant welfare gains resulting from microcredit participation, especially for women. They also show that the accrued benefits of borrowing outweigh accumulated debt. As a result, households' net worth has increased, and both poverty and the debt-asset ratio have declined.

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10986/13125
    Series: Policy Research working paper ; WPS 6404
    Subjects: AMOUNT OF LOAN; ASSET HOLDINGS; ASSET RATIO; ASSET RATIOS; ASSET VALUE; AVERAGE DEBT; BANK LOANS; BANK POLICY; BANK RATE; BENEFICIARIES; BIDS; BORROWER; BORROWING; COMMERCIAL BANK; COMMERCIAL BANKS; CONSUMER GOODS; CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE; CREDIT ACCESS; CREDIT SCORING; CROP PRODUCTION; DEBT; DEBT SERVICING; DEMAND FOR CREDIT; DEPOSITS; DUE DILIGENCE; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICIES; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXTREME POVERTY; FARM ACTIVITIES; FARM SECTOR; FEMALE PARTICIPATION; FINANCIAL ASSETS; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; FOOD BASKET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD EXPENDITURE; FOOD EXPENDITURES; FOOD ITEMS; FOOD POLICY; FOOD POVERTY; FOOD POVERTY LINE; GENDER DISPARITY; GLOBAL POVERTY; GROUP LENDING; HOUSEHOLD HEAD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; IMPACT EVALUATION; INCOME; INCOME GENERATION; INDEBTED HOUSEHOLDS; INDEBTEDNESS; INEQUALITY; INFORMAL LENDERS; INTEREST RATES; INTERNATIONAL BANK; INTERVENTION; LAND ASSET; LAND ASSETS; LAND VALUE; LANDHOLDINGS; LEARNING; LENDERS; LIABILITY; LIVING STANDARDS; LOAN; LOAN AMOUNTS; LOAN PORTFOLIO; LONGITUDINAL DATA; MEAT; MICROCREDIT; MICROCREDIT PROGRAMS; MICROENTERPRISE CREDIT; MICROFINANCE; MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS; MILK; NONFARM INCOME; NUTRITION; PENSIONS; PER CAPITA INCOME; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POOR; POOR HOUSEHOLDS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DYNAMICS; POVERTY LINE; POVERTY RATES; POVERTY REDUCTION; POVERTY STATUS; PROGRAM EFFECTS; RATES OF RETURN; REDUCTION IN POVERTY; REMITTANCES; REORGANIZATION; RETURNS; RURAL; RURAL AREAS; RURAL COMMUNITIES; RURAL CREDIT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; RURAL POVERTY; SAMPLE SIZE; SAVINGS; SAVINGS ACCOUNT; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; SCHOOLING; SELECTION BIAS; SELF-EMPLOYMENT; SOLVENCY; STOCKS; TOTAL DEBT; TRANSACTION; TRANSPORT; TREATMENT EFFECTS; VEGETABLES; VILLAGE FUND; VILLAGE LEVEL; VULNERABLE GROUPS; WAGE EMPLOYMENT; WAGES; WELFARE INDICATOR; WELFARE MEASURES
    Scope: Online-Ressource
  4. Welfare, shocks, and government spending on social protection programs in Lesotho
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  World Bank Group, Washington, DC, USA

    This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigates... more

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    This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigates the distributional effects of actual spending on social protection programs as well as those of a hypothetical alternative in which the spending is targeted through a proxy means test (PMT) formula used by the government for some programs. In addition, the paper explores the responsiveness of social protection programs to adverse shocks commonly reported by households in Lesotho, where recent natural shocks have had substantial economic effects

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
    Other identifier:
    hdl: 10986/35046
    Series: Social protection & jobs discussion paper ; no. 2102 (January 2021)
    Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper ; No. 2102
    Subjects: Sozialpolitik; Soziale Sicherheit; coverage; incidence; effectiveness; social protection; pensions; simulations; shocks; Lesotho; social assistance; safety nets; INEQUALITY; POVERTY; POVERTY LINE; PUBLIC EXPENDITURE; FOOD PRICE SUBSIDY; ECONOMIC SHOCK; SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS; VULNERABILITY
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (88 Seiten), Illustrationen
  5. Weathering economic challenges
    special focus topic: Understanding the Latest Poverty Trends in Iran (2009–2016)
    Published: 2018
    Publisher:  World Bank Group, Washington, DC

    Iranʼs GDP growth in 2017/18 eased considerably as the effect of large surge in oil revenues in the previous year dissipated. After undergoing an oil-based bounce in the economy in 2016/17, the economy registered a 3.8 percent growth in 2017/18 with... more

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    Verlag (kostenfrei)
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    Orient-Institut Beirut
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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    No inter-library loan
    Universitätsbibliothek Clausthal
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    Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
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    Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Fachhochschule Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Standort Kiel
    VS 732
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    Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Medien- und Informationszentrum, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Iranʼs GDP growth in 2017/18 eased considerably as the effect of large surge in oil revenues in the previous year dissipated. After undergoing an oil-based bounce in the economy in 2016/17, the economy registered a 3.8 percent growth in 2017/18 with the overwhelming majority of growth coming from the non-oil sectors. More than half of the growth can be attributed to services which grew by 4.4 percent. Oil, agriculture and services sectors are now back above the levels of activity they were prior to sanctions in 2012. But there was not a strong bounce back in the past two years for key sectors such as construction and trade, restaurant and hotel services following the stagnation in growth during the period of sanctions. The oil and gas sector witnessed a growth of 0.9 percent.Limited by the (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) OPEC quota for the agreed period, increasing production capacity or maintaining current production levels in the coming years would require a substantial increase in investments in the sector. However, the reintroduction of sanctions on the oil and gas sector in November 2018 by the United States (US) will mean the issue of export payments rather than investment needs will come to the fore

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
    Other identifier:
    hdl: 10986/31028
    Series: Iran economic monitor ; Fall 2018
    Subjects: ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC OUTLOOK; EXCHANGE RATES; EXTERNAL TRADE; FISCAL TRENDS; INEQUALITY; JOB CREATION; LABOR MARKET; MONETARY POLICY; OIL PRODUCTION; POVERTY LINE; POVERTY MEASUREMENT; POVERTY REDUCTION; PUBLIC FINANCE
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 63 Seiten), Illustrationen