Is Poverty in Africa Mostly Chronic or Transient? Evidence from Synthetic Panel Data.

Absent actual panel household survey data, we construct for the first time synthetic panel data for more than 20 countries accounting for two-thirds of the population in sub-Saharan Africa. We employ in this process repeated cross sections that span, on average, a six-year period for each country. O...

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Published in:	Journal of Development Studies Vol. 55; no. 7; pp. 1527 - 1548
Main Authors:	Dang, Hai-Anh H., Dabalen, Andrew L.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2019
Subjects:	Sub-Saharan Africa Africa Poverty Economic development Middle class Income inequality Economic conditions in Africa, 1960- Economic conditions in Africa
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