countries comprising 97 percent of the world's population, this paper simulates a set of scenarios for global poverty from 2018 …The goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and working toward a more equal distribution of income are prominent in … poverty and inequality goals. The paper uses different assumptions about growth incidence curves to model changes in …

population of the developing world lived in relative poverty, half of whom were absolutely poor. The total number of relatively … "other side of the coin" to success against absolute poverty. "--World Bank web site …"Prevailing measures of relative poverty put an implausibly high weight on relative deprivation, such that measured …

This paper exploits a novel municipal-level data set to explore patterns of convergence in income and poverty in Mexico … during 1992-2014. The paper finds that, despite a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction, there is … evidence of income and poverty convergence at the municipal level. The findings suggest that these convergence processes stem …