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 …

Millennium Development Goal #1 is to halve extreme poverty ($1/day per person) and hunger. Progress toward this goal … health, malnutrition and ultra-poverty are mutually reinforcing states that add to the challenge of addressing any one of … of the ultra-poor. The causal mechanisms underpinning the poverty trap in which ultra-poor, unhealthy and undernourished …

the sphere of poverty measurement, the fourth essay is on the topic of trade and development. In recent years, the issue … of international poverty measurement gained in importance in public perception as poverty reduction was the first and … probably most prominent indicator of the MDGs and now SDGs. Since 1990, the World Bank has produced international poverty …