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Working Papers

2025

1. Constructing Comparable Global Poverty Trends
   Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
2. Global Inequality and Economic Growth: The Three Decades before Covid-19 and Three Decades After
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. Global Poverty Revisited Using 2021 PPPs and New Data on Consumption
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. June 2025 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
   Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
5. Predicting Income Distributions from Almost Nothing
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2024

6. March 2024 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
   Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
7. September 2024 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP)
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
8. September 2024 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
   Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
9. The World Bank’s New Inequality Indicator: The Number of Countries with High Inequality
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

10. A New Distribution Sensitive Index for Measuring Welfare, Poverty, and Inequality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
11. March 2023 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
12. September 2023 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
13. September 2023 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank

2022

14. April 2022 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
15. April 2022 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
16. Assessing the Impact of the 2017 PPPs on the International Poverty Line and Global Poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
17. COVID-19 and Economic Inequality: Short-Term Impacts with Long-Term Consequences
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
18. September 2022 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
19. September 2022 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
20. The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Inequality and Poverty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
21. What Do We Know about Poverty in India in 2017/18 ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2021

22. Intergenerational Mobility around the World
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
23. March 2021 PovcalNet Update
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
24. March 2021 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
25. March 2021 Update to the Multidimensional Poverty Measure
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
26. March 2021 Update to the Multidimensional Poverty Measure: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2020

27. How Much Does Reducing Inequality Matter for Global Poverty?
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (65)
    Also in World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2020) View citations (4)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article How much does reducing inequality matter for global poverty?, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2022) View citations (24) (2022)
28. March 2020 PovcalNet Update
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
29. March 2020 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
30. September 2020 PovcalNet Update
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
31. September 2020 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
32. The Effect of New PPP Estimates on Global Poverty
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
33. The Effect of New PPP Estimates on Global Poverty: A First Look
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (13)

2019

34. Estimating Global Poverty in Stata
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
35. Estimating Global Poverty in Stata: The povcalnet command
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
36. March 2019 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
37. National Accounts Data Used in Global Poverty Measurement
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
38. September 2019 PovcalNet Update
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
39. September 2019 PovcalNet Update: What's New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2018

40. April 2018 PovcalNet Update: What’s New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
41. Consumer Price Indices Used in Global Poverty Measurement
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
42. Prices Used in Global Poverty Measurement
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
43. Purchasing Power Parities Used in Global Poverty Measurement
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
44. September 2018 PovcalNet Update: What’s New
    Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2017

45. Capital and labor: the factor income composition of top incomes in the United States, 1962-2006
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Capital and Labor: The Factor Income Composition of Top Incomes in the United States, 1962-2006, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
46. Distribution of consumption expenditure in East Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2016

47. Global inequality: the implications of Thomas Piketty's capital in the 21st century
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
48. Is inequality underestimated in Egypt ? evidence from house prices
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Is Inequality Underestimated in Egypt? Evidence from House Prices, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2018) View citations (20) (2018)
49. The Incidence of Subsidies to Residential Public Services in Argentina
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
50. The Incidence of Subsidies to Residential Public Services in Argentina: The Subsidy System in 2014 and Some Alternatives
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (4)
51. The distribution of consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa: the inequality among all Africans
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Distribution of Consumption Expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Inequality Among All Africans, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2014

52. Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2014) View citations (19)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (10)
53. Twinning the goals: how can promoting shared prosperity help to reduce global poverty ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)

2013

54. Global income distribution: from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the great recession
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (153)
    See also Journal Article Global Income Distribution: From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Great Recession, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2016) View citations (171) (2016)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Intergenerational mobility around the world: A new database
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 166, (C) View citations (13)

2022

2. How much does reducing inequality matter for global poverty?
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2022, 20, (3), 559-585 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper How Much Does Reducing Inequality Matter for Global Poverty?, Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series (2020) View citations (65) (2020)

2021

3. Capital and Labor: The Factor Income Composition of Top Incomes in the United States, 1962-2006
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 103, (5), 892-904 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Capital and labor: the factor income composition of top incomes in the United States, 1962-2006, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (33) (2017)

2020

4. The Distribution of Consumption Expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Inequality Among All Africans
   Journal of African Economies, 2020, 29, (1), 1-25 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The distribution of consumption expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa: the inequality among all Africans, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2018

5. Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth: How Much Can Cross‐Country Regressions Really Tell Us?
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2018, 64, (4), 800-827 View citations (34)
6. Is Inequality Underestimated in Egypt? Evidence from House Prices
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2018, 64, (s1), S55-S79 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Is inequality underestimated in Egypt ? evidence from house prices, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (21) (2016)

2016

7. Global Income Distribution: From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Great Recession
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (2), 203-232 View citations (171)
   See also Working Paper Global income distribution: from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the great recession, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (153) (2013)

2015

8. La distribución global del ingreso. De la caída del muro de Berlín a la gran recesión
   Revista de Economía Institucional, 2015, 17, (32), 71-128

Books

2024

1. Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2022

2. Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (22)

2020

3. Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (100)

2018

4. Eruptions of Popular Anger
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (6)
5. Fair Progress?
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (54)

2016

6. Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2016
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (25)

Software Items

2022

1. POVCALNET: Stata module to access World Bank Global Poverty and Inequality measures
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics