Measuring poverty in a growing world (or measuring growth in a poor world)

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Deaton, Angus ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 15944427128     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/0034653053327612     Document Type: Article

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