#econtwitter: what is your best read on this puzzle? All the hypotheses I have been looking at dont match the data.
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Improved income not leading to improved nutrition was a problem in India which helped explained slower HC improvements than Bangladesh.
Might be a prob too in Pak?
But fact the fall persists, both $1.9 and $3.1 poverty rates still lower than rest of SA makes me think not just measurement.