Understanding Poverty Reduction in Sri Lanka : Evidence from 2002 to 2012/13

Understanding Poverty Reduction in Sri Lanka : Evidence from 2002 to 2012/13

This paper quantifies the contributions to poverty reduction observed in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2012/13. The methods adopted for the analysis generate entire counterfactual distributions to account for the contributions of demographics, labor,...

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Main Authors: Ceriani, Lidia, Inchauste, Gabriela, Olivieri, Sergio
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
AVERAGING
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
TAXES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
RENT
WELFARE
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
EQUATIONS
POVERTY RATE
MEASURES
WAGE RATES
OUTCOMES
POOR
MARGINAL REVENUE
POVERTY
SAVINGS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
PURCHASING POWER
POVERTY LINES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
POVERTY LINE
CONSUMPTION DATA
INEQUALITY
GDP
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
VALUE OF OUTPUT
FARM ACTIVITIES
CASH TRANSFERS
FARM INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
CENTRAL BANK
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
POVERTY REDUCTION
THEORY
DAILY WAGE
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
REGIONS
DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
HOUSING
INCOME GROWTH
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FARM INCOME GROWTH
POVERTY INDICES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
UTILITY
GROWTH RATE
NET INCOME
DISTRIBUTION
MEASUREMENT
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DECLINE IN POVERTY
TRANSFERS
EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
NATIONAL POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
POVERTY RATES
TOTAL POVERTY
DURABLE GOODS
HUMAN CAPITAL
VARIABLES
POVERTY DYNAMICS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
BASE YEAR
LOTTERY
VALUE ADDED
CASH RECEIPTS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
DIVIDENDS
INCOME TAXES
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
COUNTERFACTUAL
CHOICE
FOOD PRICE
INSURANCE
CHANGES IN POVERTY
POVERTY GAP
ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM
RURAL
GOODS
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
REVENUE
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
FOOD CONSUMPTION
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
POVERTY INDICATOR
TRANSFERS IN KIND
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
FARM SECTOR
FARM WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
INDEX NUMBERS
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY INDICATORS
WAGE DISCRIMINATION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
FARM WORK
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
WAGE PREMIUM
FARM INCOME
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FOOD PRICES
REGION
CONFLICT
INCOME
DOMESTIC LABOR
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
FARMERS
INVENTORY
AGRICULTURE
TARGETING
PRODUCTIVITY
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
PRICES
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
VALUE
INCOME GENERATION
ACCESS TO FACILITIES
FOOD CONSUMPTION DATA
POVERTY MEASURES
PRICE INCREASES
CONSUMPTION
WAGES
TRADE
PER CAPITA INCOME
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25167646/understanding-poverty-reduction-sri-lanka-evidence-2002-201213
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22877

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