This paper verifies the dynamics of spatial inequality and poverty, notably for the bottom 40 percent of the population in Vietnam, during the period of 1993-2014. According to Theil T and Blinder-Oaxaca decompositions, expenditure inequalities of urban-rural and between regions were diverging...

Up to 45 million Americans in a given year are potentially exposed to contaminated drinking water, increasing their risk of adverse health outcomes. Existing literature has demonstrated that individuals respond to drinking water quality violations by increasing their purchases of bottled water...

This research aimed to examine the factors affecting the participation of female rural-urban migrants in online marketplaces, and the welfare gains and their distribution from their participation. Our analysis was based on a unique data set of rural households, villages, and rural-urban migrants...

This policy brief argues for a renewed emphasis on comprehensive community development strategies as a means of combating concentrated poverty. It discusses five elements that such strategies should include: (1) combining people- and place-based efforts; (2) ensuring that strategies reflect...

In this study, we analyze the spatial effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on poverty reduction in Vietnam. This study uses the provincial-level panel data and the fixed-effects regression and the spatial econometric model to investigate empirically the impact of FDI on poverty reduction in...

This presentation is about poverty and redistribution in emerging economics. It was prepared for the Asian Development Bank’s Distinguished Speakers Program held on 25 October 2011 at the ADB Headquarters. Various types of poverty alleviation programs are discussed, and the central role of...