Is economic growth less welfare enhancing in Africa? Evidence from the last forty years
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Poverty; Elasticity; Sub-Saharan Africa; Economic growth; Inequality;All these keywords.
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- I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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