This paper uses panel data to analyze factors that contributed to the rapid decline in poverty in India between 2005 and 2012. The analysis employs a nonparametric decomposition method that measures the relative contributions of different components of household livelihoods to observed changes in poverty. The results show that poverty decline is associated with a significant increase in labor earnings, explained in turn by a steep rise in wages for...
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2016/03/01
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工作文件（编号系列）
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125506
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2018/04/20
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Why did poverty decline in India? : a nonparametric decomposition exercise
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Poverty and Equity