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Understanding poverty rates and gaps: concepts, trends, and challenges.

Publication: Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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I survey key developments in applied and theoretical research on poverty rates and poverty gaps over the past two decades, and provide a detailed analysis of poverty trends across a variety of income measures and poverty indexes. Included is an extensive summary of how poverty and...

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