Tag: Xavier Sala-i-Martin

“African Poverty is Falling…Much Faster Than You Think!” – Xavier Sala-i-Martin, Maxim Pinkovskiy

Mar 2, 2010

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in Africa, Economic Development, Economic News, Economics, Globalization, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

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)…
Parametric estimations of the world distribution of income

Feb 15, 2010

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economic News, Economics, Globalization, Poverty, Trends: Economic, Weatlh and Income Distribution

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…