Does intra‐country poverty convergence depend on spatial spillovers and the type of poverty measure? Evidence from Pakistan
Abstract Knowing whether poverty rates converge within a country matters for regional development policy and for understanding growth processes. In this paper, we use five poverty measures, calculated biennially from 2004 to 2014 for 100 districts in Pakistan, to test for poverty convergence. Spatia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.369 |