ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
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Poverty and Foreign Aid Evidence from Recent Cross-Country Data
This paper takes a fresh look, from a macro perspective, at the issue of aid effectiveness and adopts poverty reduction, as contrasted from economic growth, as the metric for measuring aid effectiveness.
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Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia: What Do Subnational Data Show?
This paper examines the key determinants of poverty reduction in Indonesia during the 1990s and uses district-level data to analyze the basic growth–poverty relationship.
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Poverty Line: Eight Countries' Experiences and the Issue of Specificity and Consistency
This paper aims to revive the discussion about two practical issues of poverty line estimation; specificity or relevance and consistency or comparability
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Poverty and Inequality in Indonesia Estimates, Decomposition, and Key Issues
This article argues that the decline in the incidence of poverty in Indonesia during the past two decades, as shown by the official estimates, is statistically as well as practically significant.
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Poverty Incidence in the Asian and Pacific Region: Data Situation and Measurement Issues
This briefing note aims to highlights some of the data and measurement issues that the Bank will have to consider in formulating and implementing its poverty reduction strategy.
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Urban-Rural Differences in Costs of Living and their Impact on Poverty Measures
This note demonstrates empirically the importance of urban–rural price differences and inflation figures in poverty analysis in Indonesia.