Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; Panudulkitti, Panupong; … - International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young … - 2009
This paper analyzes the effect of urbanization on the poverty level. Our theoretical model suggests a U …-shape relationship between the level of urbanization and poverty. Urbanization contributes to poverty reduction but at much higher levels …, urbanization leads to increases in poverty. Empirically, we estimate the “optimal level” of urbanization by using: (i) an …