Empirical evidence in the sparse literature on poverty convergence currently relies on cross-sectional analysis, where … Less Developed Countries (LDCs) starting out poorer are found to have enjoyed no faster subsequent poverty reduction during … the past three decades than those starting out richer, as initial poverty retards growth and makes it less effective in …

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 …

The paper investigates the impact of growth on poverty in Ethiopia by analysing panel data covering 1994-97, a period … of economic recovery driven by peace, good weather, and much improved macroeconomic management. The analysis of poverty … important determinants. The characteristics of households that fell into or escaped from poverty are examined; in addition, the …

shifts in favour of agriculture could aggravate poverty conditions in rural areas. Simulated Gini computed from simple demand … poverty conditions. The paper also reported own and cross-price elasticities mainly for cereals to gain insight into magnitude …

The literature on poverty convergence is sparse and much of the empirical evidence relies on Ravallion (2012) who found … a lack of poverty convergence across some ninety Less Developed Countries (LDCs) during 1977-2007. This paper revisits … cross-country poverty convergence using data from the same sources but an extended period, i.e. 1977-2014. We find that …

poverty has been a subject of controversy. This paper brings into focus recent evidence on the pace of poverty reduction in … suggest that there is credible evidence for poverty to have declined significantly since the 1990s but at a lesser speed than … growth in per capita GDP. More importantly, global poverty tends to respond much more strongly to shifts in sector of …