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Inequality and Poverty in India : Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Response

Arbatli, Elif C.; Coppo, Mattia; Khalil, Nasser; … - 2023

poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings. First, India has made significant progress … in reducing poverty in recent decades, but the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to … have temporarily increased poverty and inequality. Second, education and employment status seem to be the main factors …

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Fiscal Policy, Labor Markets, and the Poor

Blejer, Mario I. - 2013

In designing policy measures, including possible social safety nets, targeted to the poor, it is important to fully understand the efficiency implications of these measures. There is abundant macroeconomic literature on their negative effects on the poor`s work effort. The literature, however,...

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A European Minimum Wage : Implications for Poverty and Macroeconomic Imbalances

Detragiache, Enrica - 2020

A hypothetical European Minimum Wage (MW) set at 60 percent of each country's median wage would reduce in-work poverty … but have limited effects on overall poverty, as many poor households do not earn a wage near MW and higher unemployment …

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Poverty and Social Protection in Bulgaria

Hallaert, Jean-Jacques - 2021

Absolute poverty has dropped markedly in Bulgaria but income inequality has increased substantially in the aftermath of …

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The Poverty and Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing : Channels and Policy Implications

Shang, Baoping - 2022

Addressing the poverty and distributional impacts of carbon pricing reforms is critical for the success of ambitious … which carbon pricing can potentially affect poverty and inequality. It finds that the channels differ in important ways …

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Universal Basic Income : Debate and Impact Assessment

Francese, Maura - 2019

This paper discusses the definition and modelling of a universal basic income (UBI). Afterclarifying the debate about what a UBI is and presenting the arguments in favor and against,an analytical approach for its assessment is proposed. The adoption of a UBI as a policy tool isdiscussed with...

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When Distrust Goes Viral : Causal Effects of COVID-19 on European Political Attitudes

Daniele, Gianmarco; Martinangeli, Andrea FM; … - 2021

To investigate how Covid-19 is shaping the way Europeans think about institutions, we conducted a large online survey experiment during the first wave of the epidemic (June). With a randomised survey ow we varied whether respondents are given Covid-related treatment questions first, before...

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Mexico Needs a Fiscal Twist : Response to COVID-19 and Beyond

Ahmed Hannan, Swarnali; Honjo, Keiko; Raissi, Mehdi - 2021

Mexico's fiscal response to the pandemic has been modest compared to its peers, reflecting the authorities' desire to not issue new debt for spending. This approach, however, risks a more severe recession and a weaker economic recovery, with further costs in the future. Balancing the need for...

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COVID-19 Fatalities and Internal Conflict : Does Government Economic Support Matter?

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Gholipour, Hassan F. - 2021

In this study, we look at the association between COVID-19 fatality rate and internal conflict, highlighting the importance of government economic support under the pandemic as a moderating factor. Our main hypothesis implies that increased COVID-19 fatality rates are likely to be positively...

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How Inclusive is Abenomics?

Aoyagi, Chie - 2015

We assess the ongoing reform efforts in Japan in terms of inclusive growth. We use prefectural level panel data to regress a measure of inclusive growth, which incorporates both average income growth and income inequality, on macroeconomic and policy variables. Our analysis suggests that...

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