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  "title": "Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa",
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      "content": "- The study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa.\n- Employing a panel of 46 countries covering the period 1972-97, the analysis finds:\n  - A 10 percent increase in per capita GDP leads to a 1 percent increase in life expectancy.\n  - A 10 percent increase in per capita GDP leads to a 3-4 percent decline in infant mortality rates.\n  - A 10 percent increase in per capita GDP leads to a 3½-4 percent increase in the rate of gross primary school enrollment.\n- The results are robust for high- and low-income countries, as well as fast- and slow-growth countries."
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      "heading": "Data and methodology",
      "content": "- Data: panel of 46 countries.\n- Time period: 1972-97.\n- Publication length: 32 pages.\n- Series: Working Paper No. 2001/112.\n- Issue: 112.\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451853605.001"
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      "heading": "Controls and determinants of variability in poverty outcomes",
      "content": "- Quality of growth is identified as an important control variable explaining variability of poverty across Africa.\n- Civil conflict is an important control variable affecting poverty variability.\n- HIV/AIDs is an important control variable affecting poverty variability.\n- Civil and institutional freedom are important control variables explaining poverty variability.\n- Island economies are an important control variable explaining poverty variability.\n- A country's latitude:\n  - Is not found to be a significant factor explaining life expectancy.\n  - Is not found to be a significant factor explaining infant mortality rates.\n  - Is a significant factor explaining gross primary school enrollments."
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      "content": "- Findings hold across:\n  - High-income and low-income country subsamples.\n  - Fast-growth and slow-growth country subsamples.\n\nAuthors: Gary G. Moser and Toshihiro Ichida; August 1, 2001. IMF Working Paper No. 2001/112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451853605.001\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa - WP/01/112\n  - Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa - WP/01/112 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa - WP/01/112 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/economic-growth-and-poverty-reduction-in-sub-saharan-africa-15265"
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    "Published: August 1, 2001",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451853605.001",
    "The study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa.",
    "Employing a panel of 46 countries covering the period 1972-97, the analysis finds:",
    "The results are robust for high- and low-income countries, as well as fast- and slow-growth countries.",
    "Data: panel of 46 countries.",
    "Time period: 1972-97.",
    "Publication length: 32 pages.",
    "Series: Working Paper No. 2001/112.",
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    "Quality of growth is identified as an important control variable explaining variability of poverty across Africa.",
    "Civil conflict is an important control variable affecting poverty variability.",
    "HIV/AIDs is an important control variable affecting poverty variability.",
    "Civil and institutional freedom are important control variables explaining poverty variability.",
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    "Findings hold across:",
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