Escaping the Poverty Trap in Latin America: The Role of Family Factors

Enrique Aldaz Carroll and Ricardo Morán

Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2001, vol. 38, issue 114, 155-190

Abstract: Much like an inherited trait, poverty trends to pass from parent to child. How prevalent is this "curse of the poor," why do some escape it, and how can we help improve the odds? This study sets out to gauge the extent of this "Intergenerational transmiss

Keywords: Household behavior and family economics; education; welfare and poverty; urban; rural and regional economics; household analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 I2 I3 R2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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