Table 9 Estimation of Eq. (1) with median consumption.
From: Poverty alleviation strategies under informality: evidence for Latin America
| Â | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Headcount ratio | Poverty gap | Poverty gap squared | |||||||
Full sample | Developing | LAC | Full sample | Developing | LAC | Full sample | Developing | LAC | |
Panel A. US$1.90 purchasing power parity line | |||||||||
 ln (median consumption) | − 2.168*** (0.079) | − 2.150*** (0.081) | − 1.752*** (0.070) | − 2.086*** (0.108) | − 2.054*** (0.106) | − 1.801*** (0.102) | − 1.782***(0.184) | − 1.749*** (0.165) | − 1.670*** (0.147) |
 ln (Gini index) | 1.523*** (0.217) | 1.471*** (0.225) | 1.497*** (0.249) | 1.959*** (0.298) | 1.861*** (0.294) | 2.561*** (0.364) | 2.289*** (0.507) | 2.120*** (0.456) | 3.170*** (0.525) |
 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 purchasing power parity line | |||||||||
 ln (median consumption) | − 2.028*** (0.065) | − 2.020*** (0.063) | − 1.669*** (0.061) | − 2.035*** (0.076) | − 2.012*** (0.074) | − 1.715*** (0.084) | − 2.215*** (0.072) | − 2.230*** (0.069) | − 1.767*** (0.069) |
 ln (Gini index) | 1.070*** (0.179) | 1.043*** (0.173) | 1.302*** (0.219) | 1.440*** (0.210) | 1.427*** (0.205) | 1.845*** (0.300) | 1.459*** (0.199) | 1.390*** (0.191) | 1.648*** (0.245) |
 Observations | 1088 | 931 | 330 | 1088 | 931 | 330 | 1088 | 931 | 330 |
 Number of countries | 134 | 115 | 21 | 134 | 115 | 21 | 134 | 115 | 21 |