Tag: Maxim Pinkovskiy
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“African Poverty is Falling…Much Faster Than You Think!” – Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Maxim Pinkovskiy
National Bureau of Economic Research: African Poverty is Falling…Much Faster Than You Think! Abstract The conventional wisdom that Africa is not reducing poverty is wrong. Using the methodology of Pinkovskiy and Sala-i-Martin (2009), we estimate income distributions, poverty rates, and inequality and welfare indices for African countries for the period 1970-2006. We show that: (1)…
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Parametric estimations of the world distribution of income
Vox: Parametric estimations of the world distribution of income You can purchase the article the linked post reviews from the National Bureau of Economic Research for $5. Maxim Pinkovskiy, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Parametric estimations of the world distribution of income. World poverty is falling. This column presents new estimates of the world’s income distribution and suggests…