Fallon, Peter2012-08-132012-08-132000-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11420Many people have questioned whether the world's poor share in economic growth. This note synthesizes the empirical evidence. The data show that economic growth typically reduces poverty and can usually be deemed pro-poor. But there is wide divergence across countries. In some cases the poor have gained relatively little from growth; in other cases they have benefited disproportionately. Available data may have weaknesses because most empirical studies of poverty are based on measures of income or consumption. But poverty is a state in which the quality of a person's life falls short of some recognized standard of well-being, and so it requires that additional dimensions be considered.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYASSET INEQUALITYAVERAGE INCOMEAVERAGE INCOME GROWTHCOUNTRY DATACRISESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT REPORTDEVELOPMENT RESEARCHDISINFLATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC FACTORSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC GROWTH RATESECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMIC STRUCTUREECONOMICS LETTERSEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPIRICAL RESULTSEMPIRICAL STUDIESEMPLOYMENTESTIMATED ELASTICITYEXCHANGE RATESEXPLANATORY VARIABLESGENDER INEQUALITYGINI COEFFICIENTGROWTH RATESHEADCOUNT RATIOHIGH INFLATIONHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROWTHINCOME INEQUALITYINCOME SHAREINEQUALITYINFANT MORTALITYINSTITUTIONAL MEASURESINTENSIVE GROWTHINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TRADELIVING STANDARDSLONG-RUN GROWTHLOW INEQUALITYMEAN INCOMEMEASUREMENT ERRORSMONETARY ECONOMICSNATIONAL ACCOUNTSNEGATIVE IMPACTPER CAPITA GROWTHPER CAPITA INCOMEPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRO-GROWTH POLICIESPRO-POORPRO-POOR GROWTHPROPERTY RIGHTSPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYREAL INCOMEREDUCING POVERTYSAFETY NETSTRANSITION ECONOMIES ECONOMIC GROWTHPOVERTYANALYSISPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY MEASUREMENTCONSUMPTION PER CAPITAPER CAPITA INCOMEECONOMIC RESEARCHWorld Bank10.1596/11420