Poverty and financial inflows in Latin America

The diploma thesis focuses on the assessment of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean region for a period of 1995-2015. A cluster analysis is applied to divide the region according to the sub-indices of the Human Development Index. Later, a simple regression analysis is used to evaluate the relation between poverty and decisive indicators such as GDP per capita, unemployment rate, and inequality level. Furthermore, the relation between poverty and financial inflows is examined via a multiple-regression analysis. Development of decisive indicators during the observed period is accompanied by trend analyses. On the basis of the analyses conducted, the evaluation of poverty reduction with regard to the financial inflows in the region of LAC is carried out