. However, empirical detection of poverty traps is complicated by the lack of long panels, measurement error, and attrition … for heterogeneity and accounting for measurement error, the paper finds no evidence of the existence of a poverty trap for …"Theories of poverty traps stand in sharp contrast to the view that anybody can make it through hard work and thrift …

the model, in this case pseudo-panel measures of vulnerability to poverty, reflect closely those based on actual panel … larger effort in the vice presidency to improve measurement of vulnerability to poverty"--World Bank web site …-sectional data. Because panel data of individuals are seldom available in developing countries, it is difficult to study individual …

achievements were overshadowed by the slow response of poverty to the growing economy. Until 2007, the poverty rate in Tanzania … disconnect between growth and poverty reduction has raised concerns among policy makers and researchers, leading to a consensus … Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA) in Tanzania has given high priority to eradicating extreme poverty and promoting …

This report presents a detailed analysis of household poverty and its drivers - family, labor and human capital … outcomes, social assistance transfers, and geography - based on new expenditure based poverty measures. The report is the … the World Bank to develop new poverty measures and maps that produce poverty estimates at highly disaggregated levels. The …