The Economic Lives of the Poor

This paper uses survey data from 13 countries to document the economic lives of the poor (those living on less than $2 dollar per day per capita at purchasing power parity) or the extremely poor (those living on less than $1 dollar per day). We describe their patterns of consumption and income generation as well as their access to markets and publicly provided infrastructure. The paper concludes with a discussion of some apparent anomalous choices.

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Year of publication:	2006-12
Authors:	Banerjee, Abhijit ; Duflo, Esther
Institutions:	C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Subject:	consumption choices \| development \| poverty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CEPR Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 5968
Classification:	O10 - Economic Development. General ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration ; O16 - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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