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Does distance from a clinic and poverty impact visit adherence for noncommunicable diseases? A retrospective cohort study using electronic medical records in rural Haiti

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Adherence to regular outpatient visits is vital to managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), a growing burden in low and middle-income countries.
Lily D. Yan   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Agent-Based Model for Poverty and Discrimination Policy-Making [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Agent-based Modeling and Policy-Making (AMPM 2022) co-located with 35th International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX 2022), Saarbr\"ucken, Germany, December 14, 2022, 2023
The deceleration of global poverty reduction in the last decades suggests that traditional redistribution policies are losing their effectiveness. Alternative ways to work towards the #1 United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (poverty eradication) are required.
arxiv  

How much does reducing inequality matter for global poverty?

open access: yesJournal of Economic Inequality, 2019
The goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and working towards a more equal distribution of incomes are part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Christoph Lakner   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ethiopia Poverty Assessment

open access: yes, 2020
In 2000 Ethiopia had one of the highest poverty rates in the world, with 56 percent of the population living on less than US$1.25 PPP a day. Ethiopian households experienced a decade of remarkable progress in wellbeing since then and by the start of this
R. Hill, Eyasu Tsehaye
semanticscholar   +1 more source

MOVING OUT OF POVERTY MODEL THROUGH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (Study of littoral communities in Makassar) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The aims of this study; 1) to analyze the poverty levels of littoral communities in Makassar. 2) To reinforce the economic sector based on littoral potency by Moving Out of Poverty (MOP) model along with government programs.
As’ad, Ajmal   +2 more
core   +1 more source

How many people is the COVID-19 pandemic pushing into poverty? A long-term forecast to 2050 with alternative scenarios.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the course of human development. In this manuscript we analyze the long-term effect of COVID-19 on poverty at the country-level across various income thresholds to 2050.
Jonathan D Moyer   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Be Nice to Thy Neighbors: Spatial Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Poverty in Africa

open access: yesEconomies, 2022
This study examines the spatial impact of FDI on the poverty of 44 African countries. In achieving this, the study uses the Driscoll–Kraay fixed effect instrumental variable regression, the instrumental variable generalized method of moments estimator ...
Sodiq Arogundade   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial inclusion and extreme poverty in the MENA region: a gap analysis approach [PDF]

open access: yesReview of Economics and Political Science, 2020
Purpose – Eradicating extreme poverty remains one of the most significant and challenging sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.
Noha Emara, Mahmoud Mohieldin
doaj   +1 more source

Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis: Chapter 1 Introduction [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
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
openaire   +3 more sources

POVERTY ERADICATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AN APPRAISAL OF TELEVISION JINGLES

open access: yesInternational Studies Journal, 2023
Poverty eradication remains a critical global goal, as reflected in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 1: No Poverty. Despite progress in reducing global poverty rates, significant challenges persist.
DORCAS BABA   +2 more
doaj  

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