effective at reducing poverty in states where initial conditions were poor in terms of rural development and human resources … yields and development spending did not differ significantly across states. But the elasticities of poverty to (urban and …, Development Research Group, and the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit, South Asia Region - is part of a larger …

measured poverty to farm yields and development spending did not differ significantly across states. But the elasticities of … economic growth and initial conditions interact to influence how much growth reduced consumption poverty. The elasticities of … poverty to (urban and rural) non-farm output varied appreciably, and the differences were quantitatively important to the …

Survey-based welfare indicators can fluctuate over time in ways which have little to do with macroeconomic changes in … the economy. So basing policy decisions on short-term movements in such welfare indicators can be hazardous. There was a … sharp increase in India's poverty measures in the aftermath of the 1991 crisis and stabilization program. However, only one …