What does the elasticity of propoor growth represent?

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The ratio of the percentage growth in consumption among the poor to the percentage growth in consumption among the nonpoorThe product of the percentage growth rates of the poor and the nonpoorThe ratio of the percentage increase in poverty among the poor to that among the nonpoorThe ratio of the percentage increase in the urban poor population to the percentage increase in the urban nonpoor population

Explanation

Elasticity of propoor growth measures how the consumption growth rate of the poor compares to that of the nonpoor. It is calculated as the percentage increase in consumption among the poor divided by the percentage increase in consumption among the nonpoor. Other options either multiply growth rates or refer to poverty levels or population changes, which do not define elasticity of propoor growth.