Poverty dynamics in eight countries

Poverty dynamics in eight countries

Despite very different macroeconomic conditions, demographic structures and degrees of income inequality, favorable income changes among low-income families with children were widespread and strikingly similar across the eight countries in our study. In most European countries, the combination of modest inequality and extensive mobility among the poor enabled virtually all families to avoid rel...

The Dynamics of Aggregate Political Popularity: Evidence from Eight Countries

This paper extends previous analyses of aggregate political popularity (partisanship) data by BoxSteffensmeier and Smith (1996) for the US, and Byers, Davidson and Peel (1997) for the UK. These studies independently found that the time series of poll ratings are well modelled by fractionally integrated processes. Here, the analysis is conducted for 26 political parties in eight different countr...

A Spatial Analysis of Poverty in Muslim Countries

A key issue for many countries and even for international organizations including "The World Bank" and "The United Nations" is how to attack poverty. In many countries of the world, millions of people are hungry, lacking shelter and clothing, sick and uncared for, illiterate and not schooled. These, all cause to reduce efficiency and productivity of labor, and hence decrease income. Also, being...

Health, Poverty and Poverty Dynamics in Africa

Comparative Study of Hospitals’ Transparency in Eight Countries

Comparative Study of Hospitals’ Transparency in Eight Countries Hossein Bouzarjomehri1, Ali Akbari-Sari2*, Ebrahim Jafari-Pooyan3, Yasaman Herandi4, Soheila Rajaie5 1M.Sc. in Healthcare Management, Health Economics and Management Group, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Professor, Ph.D. in Healthcare Management & Health Policy, Health Economics and ...