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Working Paper 2011-202 Abstract The paper uses two particular formulations of the Gini index to derive two different relative deprivation

Working Paper 2011-201 Abstract Authors: Nancy Birdsall, Nora Lustig, Darryl McLeod. Keywords: inequality, poverty, social policy, new left, Latin America

Working Paper 2011-200 Abstract Food price inflation in Brazil in the twelve months to June 2008 was 18 percent, while

Working Paper 2011-199 Abstract Our new approach to mobility measurement involves separating out the valuation of positions in terms of

Working Paper 2011-197 Abstract We test with a randomized experiment in the slums of Nairobi whether violence suffered during the

Working Paper 2011-196 Abstract In this paper, taking as starting point the link between polarization and dispersion, we reformulate the

Working Paper 2011-195 Abstract Authors: Maria Francesca Cracolici , Francesca Giambona, Miranda Cuffaro. Keywords: Economic Well-being, Subjective Approach, Ordered Logit

Working Paper 2011-194 Abstract In 2009, the Mexican Congress received a proposal of a generalized 2% increase in the statutory

Working Paper 2011-193 Abstract This paper aims to explore properties that guarantee that multidimensional poverty indices are sensitive to the

Working Paper 2011-192 Abstract Authors: . Keywords: poverty and city size, urban poverty, slums. JEL: I32, O18, R20. Download Working

Working Paper 2011-191 Abstract Authors: . Keywords: Polarization, poverty, multiresolution analysis. JEL: H54, I21, I3, J1, O15, O53. Download Working