Measuring pro-poor growth when relative prices shift

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 245-256

  Günther, Isabel ^a   Grimm, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c DIAL   (France)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Differential inflation; Pro poor growth

Indexed keywords

GROWTH CURVE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFLATION; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33750953995     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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