Neighborhood Poverty and 9-1-1 Ambulance Response Time [PDF]
Are 9-1-1 ambulances relatively late to poorer neighborhoods? Studies suggesting so often rely on weak measures of neighborhood (e.g., postal zip code), limit the analysis to particular ambulance encounters (e.g., cardiac arrest responses), and do little to account for variations in dispatch priority or intervention severity.We merged EMS ambulance ...
Josh Seim+3 more
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Trends in Child Poverty by Race/Ethnicity: New Evidence Using an Anchored Historical Supplemental Poverty Measure [PDF]
Official poverty statistics have been criticized, however, for being based on an outdated measure of poverty (Blank, 2008; Citro and Michael, 1995). First put into use in the 1960s, the official poverty measure’s (OPM) concept of needs has been updated ...
Garfinkel, Irwin+5 more
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Impact of poverty alleviation relocation on the employment of farmers lifted out of poverty: Based on the survey data of 9 provinces and 11 counties in western China [PDF]
[Objective] The follow-up support work for poverty alleviation relocation is an important measure to consolidate and build the gains of poverty alleviation, and effectively connect with rural revitalization.
ZHANG Huanbing, ZHANG Liqin
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THE EFFECT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AVAILABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, POSITIVE CULTURE, AND CAPITAL ACCUMULATION ON DEPTH / POVERTY GAP IN BALI PROVINCE, INDONESIA [PDF]
Poverty Eradication is one of the programs of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) implemented in all countries that ratify the SDGs Program which begins in 2015. The SDGs program shows that poverty alleviation programs are one of the countries' concerns
Marhaeni A.A.I.N.+2 more
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Determinants of rural household poverty in Pakistan with multilevel approach
Rural poverty is often discussed in combination with spatial inequality where rural poor face worse problems with diverse remedies in comparison to urban poor.
Sehar Saleem+5 more
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ANALYSIS OF POOR FAMILIES WELFARE AND POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN TIMOR-LESTE [PDF]
Poverty is often cited as the main problem experienced by developing countries, and Timor-Leste is no exception. Timor-Leste is a country that is still struggling with poverty. This indicates that poverty alleviation programs must continue to be promoted
Soares L.+3 more
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The effects of casino proximity and time on poverty levels in New York City
The effect of casino proximity and time on poverty levels in New York City examines levels of poverty over a 5-year duration for urban casino communities under the theoretical dimensions of exposure and adaption.
Paulette J. O’Gilvie
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Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis: Chapter 1 Introduction [PDF]
This working paper presents the normative, empirical, and policy motivations for focusing on multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis in general, and one measurement approach in particular. The fundamental normative motivation is to create effective measures that better reflect poor people’s experience, so that policies using such measures ...
José Manuel Roche+6 more
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As everyday life in Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon is heavily constrained by structural factors such as poverty, discrimination and limited access to quality healthcare, camp residents find ways to survive – to cope.
Amanda Hylland Spjeldnæs
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Relationship between income inequality, social transfers, poverty, and employment in Ukraine [PDF]
The impact of social transfers on income inequality and poverty remains a subject of debate, particularly regarding threshold effects, design, and integration with taxation and labor market dynamics.
Pavlo Kerimov, Yuliia Shapoval
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