Poverty Traps and Nonlinear Income Dynamics with Measurement Error and Individual Heterogeneity

Poverty Traps and Nonlinear Income Dynamics with Measurement Error and Individual Heterogeneity

Theories of poverty traps stand in sharp contrast to the view that anybody can make it through hard work and thrift. However, empirical detection of poverty traps is complicated by the lack of long panels, measurement error, and attrition. This paper shows how dynamic pseudo-panel methods can overco...

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Main Authors: Antman, Francisca, McKenzie, David J.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CAPITAL MARKET
CONDITIONAL CONVERGENCE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
DATA SET
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REVIEW
ECONOMIC STUDIES
EMPIRICAL LITERATURE
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
FUNCTIONAL FORM
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INCREASING FUNCTION
INEQUALITY
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
INSURANCE
LABOR FORCE
LAGGED DEPENDENT
LINEAR MODEL
LINEAR REGRESSION
LOW INCOME
MACROECONOMICS
MARKET IMPERFECTIONS
MEAN INCOME
MEASUREMENT ERROR
MEASUREMENT ERRORS
MEASUREMENT ¡ ¢ ERROR
MINIMUM LEVEL
MORAL HAZARD
NATIONAL INCOME
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OLD AGE
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY INTERVENTIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POSITIVE VALUE
REMITTANCES
RISK MANAGEMENT
SAMPLE SIZE
SERIAL CORRELATION
TIME SERIES
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
WEALTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6399313/poverty-traps-nonlinear-income-dynamics-measurement-error-individual-heterogeneity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8493

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6399313/poverty-traps-nonlinear-income-dynamics-measurement-error-individual-heterogeneity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8493

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