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 …

A recent publication by the World Bank on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has established that extreme poverty has … growth resurgence. This chapter explores the role of transfer pricing in SSA's extreme poverty tragedy. The analytical … high levels of exclusive growth and extreme poverty, (iii) the practice of transfer pricing by multinationals operating in …

A recent publication by the World Bank on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has established that extreme poverty has … growth resurgence. This chapter explores the role of transfer mispricing in SSA's extreme poverty tragedy. The analytical … financial reporting, international financial reporting standards (IFRS), transfer pricing and poverty; (iii) evidence that the …

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 …

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 …