de, Crombrugghe D.P.I.; Szirmai A.; R, Bluhm - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
We review the origins of the dollar-a-day poverty line, discuss historical poverty and inequality trends, and forecast poverty rates until 2030 using a new fractional response approach. Three findings stand out. First, global poverty reduction since 1981 has been rapid but regional trends are...