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When Do We See Poverty Convergence?

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  • Jesús Crespo Cuaresma
  • Stephan Klasen
  • Konstantin M. Wacker

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We show why convergence in mean income levels and the negative relation between mean income growth and poverty changes need not lead to proportionate poverty convergence across countries. We propose an analytical framework that highlights that poverty convergence depends on the speed of income convergence relative to a complex interaction of initial inequality, mean income levels, and inequality dynamics. Our framework allows us to investigate poverty convergence, or the lack thereof, under different plausible dynamics of mean income and inequality.

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  • Jesús Crespo Cuaresma & Stephan Klasen & Konstantin M. Wacker, 2022. "When Do We See Poverty Convergence?," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 84(6), pages 1283-1301, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:obuest:v:84:y:2022:i:6:p:1283-1301
    DOI: 10.1111/obes.12492
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