The Caste/Ethnic Bases of Poverty Dynamics: A Longitudinal Analysis of Chronic and Structural Poverty in Nepal
研究了1996至2011年尼泊尔贫困动态及其社会经济决定因素，发现慢性与结构性贫困率约17%，贫困多为短期随机波动，原住民和低种姓印度教徒贫困率最高，人力资本和家庭资产作用显著，但种姓/民族惩罚主要限于原住民。
This paper examines poverty dynamics and their socioeconomic determinants between 1996 and 2011 in Nepal. With chronic and structural poverty headcount ratios of around 17 per cent, poverty is mostly transient and stochastic affecting up to four-fifths of the population. Descriptively, indigenous Janajatis and lower caste Hindus exhibit the highest rates of chronic and structural poverty. Panel data models suggest significant roles of human capital and household assets in determining poverty, however, with the evidence of caste/ethnic penalty limited mostly to Janajatis. Findings provide important insights into the structure and determinants of poverty dynamics, helping to rethink policies to address them.