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Distinguishing Chronic Poverty from Transient Poverty in Brazil: Developing a Model for Pseudo-Panel Data

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  • Rafael Perez Ribas

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  • Ana Flávia Machado

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  • Rafael Perez Ribas & Ana Flávia Machado, 2007. "Distinguishing Chronic Poverty from Transient Poverty in Brazil: Developing a Model for Pseudo-Panel Data," Working Papers 36, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.
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    Chronic Poverty and Transient; State Persistence and State Transition; Endogenous Switching Probit Model; Pseudo-panel; Brazil;
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