Measuring pro-poor growth

We measure the rate of pro-poor growth by the mean growth rate of the poor, which equals the rate of change in the Watts index of poverty normalized by the headcount index. Examples are given using data for China during the 1990s.

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Published in:Economics letters 2003, Vol.78 (1), p.93-99
Main Authors: Ravallion, Martin, Chen, Shaohua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
Economic growth
Economics
Measurement
Poor
Poverty
Poverty measurement
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Summary:We measure the rate of pro-poor growth by the mean growth rate of the poor, which equals the rate of change in the Watts index of poverty normalized by the headcount index. Examples are given using data for China during the 1990s.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00205-7