Absent actual panel household survey data, we construct for the first time synthetic panel data for more than twenty … countries accounting for two-thirds of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa. We employ in this process repeated cross sections … had pro-poor growth. In particular, one third of the poor population escaped poverty during the studied period, which is …

Absent actual panel household survey data, this paper constructs, for the first time, synthetic panel data for more … than 20 countries accounting for two-thirds of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this process, the analysis employs … countries as a whole have had pro-poor growth. One-third of the poor population escaped poverty during the studied period, which …

Poverty and inequality persist in many dimensions in the developing world. In order to understand the determinants of … poverty and its distribution between and within countries, it is necessary to know its dimensions and the channels through … which poverty and inequality affect human well-being. This book analyzes the spatial disparities of the outcomes and …

) on poverty in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). In achieving this, a balanced panel of 30 SSA countries from 1996 to 2018 was … explored using fixed-effect instrumental regression, fixed effect panel threshold model, and the heterogenous Granger … incidence and intensity of poverty. (2) the impact of FDI is contingent on the absorptive capacity of the host country. The …

This paper is motivated by two stylized facts about poverty in Africa: female-headed households tend to be poorer, and … fared? And what role have they played in Africa's impressive recent aggregate growth and poverty reduction? Using data … poverty has been falling in the aggregate since the 1990s. These facts raise two questions: How have female-headed households …