Avoiding chronic and transitory poverty: evidence from Egypt, 1997-1999

This paper uses a panel data of 347 households in Egypt to measure changes in household consumption between 1997 and 1999 and to identify causes behind the changes. Per capita consumption decreased for the households during this time and, while not dramatic, it occurred at all points along the distr...

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Main Authors:	Haddad, Lawrence J., Ahmed, Akhter
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2002
Subjects:	household consumption poverty research methodology poverty alleviation subsidies food aid households
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155593