This paper examines trends in income distribution and its linkages to economic growth and poverty reduction in order to … understand the prospects for achieving poverty reduction in Africa. We examine the levels and trends in income distribution in …

This paper addresses issues related to the dynamics of income poverty using unique household panel data for urban and … rural areas of Ethiopia covering the period 1994-97. The percentage of households that remained in poverty was twice as … persistence is a key feature of urban poverty. The paper also discusses household characteristics that are correlated with the …