Why don't we see poverty convergence?

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 504-523

  Ravallion, Martin ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 84856895171     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.1.504     Document Type: Review

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