This paper quantifies the contributions to poverty reduction observed in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2012/13.The methods adopted for the analysis generate entire counterfactual distributions to account for the contributions of demographics, labor, and non-labor incomes in explaining poverty reduction. The findings show that the most important contributor to poverty reduction was growth in labor income, stemming from an increase in the returns to salaried...
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2015/10/01
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工作文件（编号系列）
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125423
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2018/04/19
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Disclosed
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Understanding poverty reduction in Sri Lanka : evidence from 2002 to 2012/13
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Poverty and Equity