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 …

During the past 20 years, Haiti's development efforts have been stifled by natural disasters, poverty, and inequality … various socioeconomic outcomes, it will be important to consider retooling existing pro-development policy interventions and … focus on human capital development, sustainable infrastructure, food security, and climate-smart agriculture practices …

Growth improved substantially in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1990, but poverty in SSA as a whole … or no success in reducing poverty, many have had significant achievements. The paper argues that inter … into poverty reduction. Since the 1990s (when poverty data are available) the distinction in terms of poverty reduction can …

income inequality on poverty and the severity of poverty in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries from 1980 to 2019. The Gini … index is used to measure income inequality while poverty is measured as the poverty headcount ratio, and the severity of … poverty is generated as the squared of the poverty gap index. An interactive quantile regression approach is used as an …

development. In this paper, we argue that empirical poverty decompositions should build in the inherent boundedness of the poverty …The pace of poverty reduction through growth vs. redistribution is at the heart of current debates on equitable … headcount ratio directly. As a solution, we propose a fractional response approach to estimating poverty decompositions, and …

consumption distribution, poverty and inequality for the world and specific country aggregates. …

and Aminkeng (2013) assumption in the continent where concerns of low economic development, higher poverty and capital …Is China-Africa economic relation instrumental for capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ? Does it matter in the … capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ. The construction of a theoretical framework highlighting stylized fact and the …

In recent years understanding of poverty and of ways in which people escape from or fall into poverty has become more … holistic. This should improve the capabilities of policy analysts and others working to reduce poverty, but it also makes … understandings of poverty, of poor people's livelihoods, and of changing roles of agricultural systems. The paper suggests three …

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 …