Note that in column [c] the statistical significance of the estimated coefficient of A/«[/>o.„.;] Thus, a 1.0% increase in per capita income results in a decrease of 0.68% in the percentage of poor individuals. An increase of 1.0% in the inequality index leads to growth of 0.78% in poverty levels. It is worth remarking that the estimated elasticity values agree with the theoretical elasticity introduced in section III.