Moldova Poverty Update

Moldovan GDP growth rose and the poverty rate fell steeply following the end of the Russian financial crisis in 1999. Since late 2002, GDP has continued to grow vigorously, however there has been little progress in reducing poverty. In short, GDP growth is no longer reducing poverty. The national poverty rate is broadly stable while the rural poverty rate is on a modest upward trend. Analysis of data from the household budget surveys shows that the decline in the national poverty rate stopped at the end of 2002, and that the rate has been broadly stable since. The rural poverty rate has been on a modest upward trend; the increase in poverty is concentrated among farmers, and to a lesser extent, among rural pensioners. At the same time, real incomes rose among rural wage earners. Real incomes also rose among urban residents, and their poverty rate continued to decline, as they benefited from the expansion of the construction industry and from rising real wages in construction, manufacturing, and public service.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2006-06-12
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL INCOMES, AGRICULTURAL LABORERS, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL WAGES, AVERAGE WAGES, COLLECTIVE FARMS, CONSUMER PRICES, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, DISABILITY, DOMESTIC LABOR, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, ELDERLY, ELDERLY PEOPLE, EXPORT MARKETS, FAMILY FARMS, FARM HOUSEHOLDS, FARM INCOME, FARM INCOMES, FARM-GATE, FARMER, FARMERS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD PRICE, FOOD SECURITY, GINI COEFFICIENT, GROWTH RATE, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMMIGRATION, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCIDENCE ANALYSIS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME QUINTILE, INCOMES FROM AGRICULTURE, INEQUALITY, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, LABOR FORCE, LAND DISTRIBUTION, LAND REFORM, LARGE CITIES, MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY, MIGRANT, MIGRANTS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY RATE, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, OLD AGE, OLD-AGE, ORPHAN CHILDREN, PENSION PAYMENTS, PENSIONS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER CAPITA INCOMES, POINT DECLINE, POOR, POOR GROUPS, POOR POPULATION, POORER GROUPS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, POVERTY UPDATE, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PRO-POOR, PRO-POOR GROWTH, PROGRESS, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, REAL INCOMES, REDUCING POVERTY, REDUCTION IN POVERTY, RELATIVE PRICES, REMITTANCES, RESPECT, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL INCOME, RURAL INCOMES, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL LABOR, RURAL LABORERS, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY RATE, RURAL SECTOR, RURAL WORKERS, SMALL FARMERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, TARGETING, URBAN AREAS, VEGETABLES, VICTIMS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WAGE EARNERS, WAR, YOUNG AGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6919729/moldova-poverty-update https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19451
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