On the poverty–growth elasticity

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dc.creatorArndt, Channing
dc.creatorMahrt, Kristi
dc.creatorSchimanski, Caroline
dc.date2017
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:48Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:46:36Z
dc.descriptionPoverty–growth elasticities are frequently calculated to provide insight into the inclusiveness of the growth process. Mathematically, the formula employed to calculate the growth elasticity of poverty leads to lower values for higher initial poverty rates, ceteris paribus. This paper discusses the potential for this property to produce misleading results both over time and space. Poverty–growth semi-elasticities provide a more robust measure of the responsiveness of poverty to growth.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148079
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/114292
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUnited Nations University
dc.sourceArndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; and Schimanski, Caroline. 2017. On the poverty–growth elasticity. WIDER Working Paper 2017/149. Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2017/375-2
dc.subjectelasticity
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.titleOn the poverty–growth elasticity
dc.typeWorking Paper

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