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On pro-poor growth and the measurement of convergence

This paper suggests decomposing the [beta] coefficient of a [beta]-convergence analysis into three components, two of them checking whether there was [sigma]-convergence and whether "pure mobility" was pro-poor. It appears that during the 1983-1995 period growth in Israel was pro-poor.
Year of publication:
2009
Authors: Nissanov, Zoya ; Silber, Jacques
Published in:
Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 105.2009, 3, p. 270-272
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Convergence Galton's fallacy Israel Pro-poor growth
Type of publication: Article
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474018
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