Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa /

This study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Employing a panel of 46 countries covering the period 1972-97, the analysis finds that a 10 percent increase in per capita GDP leads to a 1 percent increase in life expectancy, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moser, Gary
Other Authors: Ichida, Toshihiro
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/112
Online Access:Full text available on IMF