The Effect of New PPP Estimates on Global Poverty : A First Look

This paper provides an initial analysis of the impact on the World Bank's global poverty estimates of the revised 2011 and new 2017 PPPs published in May 2020. The revised 2011 PPPs slightly increase poverty in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Afric...

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Main Authors: Atamanov, Aziz, Lakner, Christoph, Mahler, Daniel Gerszon, Tetteh Baah, Samuel Kofi, Yang, Judy
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/191631589896884566/The-Effect-of-New-PPP-Estimates-on-Global-Poverty-A-First-Look
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33816