Progress on Poverty in Africa: The Importance of Growth and Inequality
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- Augustin Kwasi Fosu, 2023. "Progress on Poverty in Africa: The Importance of Growth and Inequality," Working Papers 202313, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
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Keywords
growth; income; inequality; poverty; Africa; poverty transformation efficiency vector (PTEV); JEL classification: D31; I32; O11; O49; O55;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- O49 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Other
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