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Poverty And Fertility In The American South, Leonard M. Lopoo
Poverty And Fertility In The American South, Leonard M. Lopoo
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series
This project first reports descriptive evidence of the characteristics of mothers in the American South and compares them to mothers in other regions of the country. Women in the South (and West) tend to have their children at younger ages than those in the Midwest and Northeast. Mothers in the South (and West) also have much lower levels of education and are more likely to be African American or Hispanic compared to women in the Midwest and Northeast. Next, this paper attempts to link the characteristics of the mothers in the American South to the high rates of poverty there. …
Ranking Inequality: Applications Of Multivariate Subset Selection, William C. Horrace, Joseph T. Marchand, Timothy M. Smeeding
Ranking Inequality: Applications Of Multivariate Subset Selection, William C. Horrace, Joseph T. Marchand, Timothy M. Smeeding
Center for Policy Research
Inequality measures are often presented in the form of a rank ordering to highlight their relative magnitudes. However, a rank ordering may produce misleading inference, because the inequality measures themselves are statistical estimators with different standard errors, and because a rank ordering necessarily implies multiple comparisons across all measures. Within this setting, if differences between several inequality measures are simultaneously and statistically insignificant, the interpretation of the ranking is changed. This study uses a multivariate subset selection procedure to make simultaneous distinctions across inequality measures at a pre-specified confidence level. Three applications of this procedure are explored using country-level data …
Poverty, Race And The Contexts Of Achievement: Examining Educational Experiences Of Children In The American South, Maryah Stella Fram, Julie Miller-Cribbs, Lee Van Horn
Poverty, Race And The Contexts Of Achievement: Examining Educational Experiences Of Children In The American South, Maryah Stella Fram, Julie Miller-Cribbs, Lee Van Horn
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series
This paper reports findings of a study examining child-, classroom-, and school-level factors that effect academic achievement among public school children in the South. Using ECLS-K data, we compare and contrast the learning environments in high/low minority and high/low poverty schools. A sizeable minority of Southern children attend schools that are race and/or class segregated; on multiple dimensions these schools are less desirable than are schools attended by more privileged children, and children attending these schools have lower levels of academic achievement. Results from 3-level random intercepts models show that a range of child and family factors, as well as …
Impact Of Asset Ownership On Social Inclusion, Margaret Lombe, Michael Sherraden
Impact Of Asset Ownership On Social Inclusion, Margaret Lombe, Michael Sherraden
Center for Social Development Research
Persistent poverty and social exclusion suggest the need for more innovative interventions to reduce severe need and create terms for meaningful participation of vulnerable individuals in economic, political, and social exchange. One such innovation is asset ownership. This study explores the relationship between asset ownership and social inclusion using the human capabilities approach. Findings indicate a significant relationship, suggesting a role for asset-based policy and programs in interventions to foster social inclusion.
Slides: Palmetto-Peartree Preserve: Community Forestry In Eastern North Carolina, Mikki Sager
Slides: Palmetto-Peartree Preserve: Community Forestry In Eastern North Carolina, Mikki Sager
Community-Owned Forests: Possibilities, Experiences, and Lessons Learned (June 16-19)
Presenter: Mikki Sager, Palmetto-Peartree Preserve, NC
17 slides
Post War Legacy And Poverty: Case Study Of The Landmine/Uxo Problem In Rural Communities In Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, Duong Trong Hue
Post War Legacy And Poverty: Case Study Of The Landmine/Uxo Problem In Rural Communities In Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, Duong Trong Hue
Global CWD Repository
Examines the links between postwar landmine/UXO contamination and poverty in two communes of Quang Tri Province.
Why Equality? How Equality?: The Desirability Of A Focus On Income Distribution, Arthur Macewan
Why Equality? How Equality?: The Desirability Of A Focus On Income Distribution, Arthur Macewan
Economics Faculty Publication Series
Much of the discussion of economic development in low and middle income countries and of poverty reduction has either ignored the issue of income distribution or has tended to view income distribution only in terms of its impact on economic growth. In this paper I argue that such an approach is misguided. I will explain, first, why I believe that it is desirable to give a great deal of attention to income distribution in the analysis of economic development and poverty reduction. My argument includes conceptual, political and practical elements. Second, I will suggest some of the ways in which …
Determinants Of Poverty In Kenya: A Household Level Analysis, Alemayehu Geda, Niek De Jong, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu
Determinants Of Poverty In Kenya: A Household Level Analysis, Alemayehu Geda, Niek De Jong, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Germano Mwabu
Economics Working Papers
Strategies aimed at poverty reduction need to identify factors that are strongly associated with poverty and that are amenable to modification by policy. This article uses household level data collected in 1994 to examine probable determinants of poverty status, employing both binomial and polychotomous logit models. The study shows that poverty status is strongly associated with the level of education, household size and engagement in agricultural activity, both in rural and urban areas. In general, those factors that are closely associated with overall poverty according to the binomial model are also important in the ordered-logit model, but they appear to …
2005-4 What Can Be Learned About Peer Effects Using College Roommates? Evidence From New Survey Data And Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Ralph Stinebrickner
2005-4 What Can Be Learned About Peer Effects Using College Roommates? Evidence From New Survey Data And Students From Disadvantaged Backgrounds, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Ralph Stinebrickner
Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers
No abstract provided.
Foodgrain Price Policies In India: The Effects On Foodgrain Production And Rural Poverty, E J. Wilson
Foodgrain Price Policies In India: The Effects On Foodgrain Production And Rural Poverty, E J. Wilson
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
There is a large research literature which quantifies the important contributions of public, private and human capital to economic growth and poverty reduction.
The Contribution Of Micro-Enterprises To Regional Economic Recovery And Poverty Alleviation In East Asia, Charles Harvie
The Contribution Of Micro-Enterprises To Regional Economic Recovery And Poverty Alleviation In East Asia, Charles Harvie
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The economic and social crisis theat afflicted East Asia from mid-1997 produced the biggest setback to poverty reduction in the region for several decades.
Child Care For Working Poor Families: Child Development And Parent Employment Outcomes, James Elicker
Child Care For Working Poor Families: Child Development And Parent Employment Outcomes, James Elicker
Center for Families Publications
The results of the Community Child Care Research Project provide data describing the child care experiences of low income working families in 4 urban communities in Indiana. Because the study participants were volunteers rather than randomly selected, conclusions drawn from these findings necessarily have limitations. Despite these limitations, the research results do represent the experiences of more than 300 low income working families, their children, and their child care providers. The results suggest a number of key issues that need further investigation by policy makers and researchers. Many children in this sample scored lower than established norms in areas of …
Ranking Inequality: Applications Of Multivariate Subset Selection, William C. Horrace, Joseph T. Marchand, Timothy M. Smeeding
Ranking Inequality: Applications Of Multivariate Subset Selection, William C. Horrace, Joseph T. Marchand, Timothy M. Smeeding
Center for Policy Research
Inequality measures are often presented in the form of a rank ordering to highlight their relative magnitudes. However, a rank ordering may produce misleading inference, because the inequality measures themselves are statistical estimators with different standard errors, and because a rank ordering necessarily implies multiple comparisons across all measures. Within this setting, if differences between several inequality measures are *simultaneously* and statistically insignificant, the interpretation of the ranking is changed. This study uses a multivariate subset selection procedure to make simultaneous distinctions across inequality measures at a pre-specified confidence level. Three applications of this procedure are explored using country-level data …