The debate on the environment-poverty nexus is inconclusive, with past research unable to identify the causal dynamics. This paper uses a unique global panel data set that links (survey and census derived) poverty data to measures of environmental quality at the subnational level. The analysis uses vegetation vigor as a proxy for above-ground environmental quality and soil fertility as proxy for below-ground environmental quality. Rainfall is used...
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2018/08/03
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS8537
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2018/08/03
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Disclosed
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Does the environment matter for poverty reduction ? the role of soil fertility and vegetation vigor in poverty reduction
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panel data set