In 2003, the UN Development Programme estimated that 1 percent per capita consumption growth in LDCs, with inequality unchanged, would cut the poverty rate by about how many percent a year?
Correct answer D. 2
Explanation
UNDP's estimate reflected a poverty elasticity of about two: when distribution stays the same, each 1 percent rise in average consumption reduces the poverty rate by roughly 2 percent.
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