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Table 4 Estimation results.

From: Poverty alleviation strategies under informality: evidence for Latin America

 

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Headcount ratio

Poverty gap

Poverty gap squared

Full sample

Developing

LAC

Full sample

Developing

LAC

Full sample

Developing

LAC

Panel A. US$ 1.90 PPP line

 ln (mean consumption)

− 2.263*** (0.076)

− 2.239*** (0.078)

− 1.842*** (0.062)

− 2.187*** (0.107)

− 2.139*** (0.104)

− 1.949*** (0.092)

− 1.887*** (0.184)

− 1.823*** (0.164)

− 1.850*** (0.140)

 ln (Gini index)

2.875*** (0.197)

2.835*** (0.204)

3.160*** (0.200)

3.257*** (0.276)

3.164*** (0.272)

4.240*** (0.300)

3.393*** (0.476)

3.228*** (0.427)

4.701*** (0.454)

 Observations

1088

931

330

1088

931

330

1088

931

330

 Number of countries

134

115

21

134

115

21

134

115

21

Panel B. US$3.20 PPP line

 ln (mean consumption)

− 2.102*** (0.063)

− 2.088*** (0.060)

− 1.753*** (0.053)

− 2.114*** (0.074)

− 2.086*** (0.072)

− 1.834*** (0.075)

− 2.298*** (0.070)

− 2.307*** (0.066)

− 1.849*** (0.061)

 ln (Gini index)

2.340*** (0.163)

2.328*** (0.156)

2.889*** (0.173)

2.712*** (0.192)

2.705*** (0.187)

3.456*** (0.245)

2.845*** (0.181)

2.808*** (0.171)

3.332*** (0.199)

 Observations

1088

931

330

1088

931

330

1088

931

330

 Number of countries

134

115

21

134

115

21

134

115

21

  1. LAC Latin America and the Caribbean, PPP purchasing power parity
  2. Standard errors in parentheses. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1