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On the poverty-growth elasticity
Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Schimanski, Caroline - 2017
Poverty-growth elasticities are frequently calculated to provide insight into the inclusiveness of the growth process …. Mathematically, the formula employed to calculate the growth elasticity of poverty leads to lower values for higher initial poverty … and space. Poverty-growth semi-elasticities provide a more robust measure of the responsiveness of poverty to growth. …
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Absolute poverty lines
Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn - 2016
Private consumption capabilities form only one facet of comprehensive living standards assessments, but they are an important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices, which often interact with imperfect data and a desire...
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