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Why Did Poverty Decline in India?: A Nonparametric Decomposition Exercise

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dc.contributor.authorBalcazar, Carlos Felipe
dc.contributor.authorDesai, Sonal
dc.contributor.authorMurgai, Rinku
dc.contributor.authorNarayan, Ambar
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-26T16:02:53Z
dc.date.available2016-04-26T16:02:53Z
dc.date.issued2016-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses panel data to analyze factors that contributed to the rapid decline in poverty in India between 2005 and 2012. The analysis employs a nonparametric decomposition method that measures the relative contributions of different components of household livelihoods to observed changes in poverty. The results show that poverty decline is associated with a significant increase in labor earnings, explained in turn by a steep rise in wages for unskilled labor, and diversification from farm to nonfarm sources of income in rural areas. Transfers, in the form of remittances and social programs, have contributed but are not the primary drivers of poverty decline over this period. The pattern of changes is consistent with processes associated with structural transformation, which add up to a highly pro-poor pattern of income growth over the initial distribution of income and consumption. However, certain social groups (Adivasis and Dalits) are found to be more likely to stay in or fall into poverty and less likely to move out of poverty. And even as poverty has reduced dramatically, the share of vulnerable population has not.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26073166/poverty-decline-india-nonparametric-decomposition-exercise
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7602
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24143
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7602
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCE
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGES
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectSELF- EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL MEASURES
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectOBSERVED CHANGES
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCK
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectRESIDUAL COMPONENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectMEDIAN INCOME
dc.subjectCAPITAL GAINS
dc.subjectOBSERVED VALUE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCING
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGE
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKFORCE
dc.subjectPRODUCT
dc.subjectPOOR GROWTH
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION RESULTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LABORERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectRELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectPOOR GROUPS
dc.subjectCROSS- SECTION DATA
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectCHRONICALLY POOR
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SELF- EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectDAILY EARNINGS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGE
dc.subjectFOOD TRANSFERS
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE SHARE
dc.subjectCONSTANT PRICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
dc.subjectGROSS INCOME
dc.subjectFALLING POVERTY
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectAVERAGE ANNUAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectANNUAL RATE
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectWELFARE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTION DATA
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.titleWhy Did Poverty Decline in India?en
dc.title.subtitleA Nonparametric Decomposition Exerciseen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Pro-Poor Growth
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice Group (GPVDR)
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