The numerous proposed measures of multi-period poverty and vulnerability have until now not taken into account the insights from behavioral economics. In this paper we argue that recent evidence on individuals' decision making is of high relevance for the measurement of poverty when switching...

We show that much of Africa's recent growth and poverty reduction can be traced to a substantive decline in the share of the labor force engaged in agriculture. This decline has been accompanied by a systematic increase in the productivity of the labor force, as it has moved from low...