AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF POVERTY AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN WEST VIRGINIA

OLS and 2SLS regressions and cross-sectional county data are used to examine the major determinants of poverty and income inequality in rural counties of West Virginia. The empirical findings confirm the possibility of simultaneity between poverty and income inequality. Poverty is the main determinant of increased levels of income inequality.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Desousa-Brown, Semoa ; Gebremedhin, Tesfa G.
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Food Security and Poverty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO Number 20223
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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