Empirical evidence on the relationship between a country?s wealth inequality and economic growth is ambiguous. This … growth. Moreover, the impact of wealth inequality on economic growth is through the supply of human capital as well as the … demand for better quality goods. Hence, the relationship between wealth inequality and economic growth is non-linear. …

In this paper we analyse a growth model where agents have different factors' endowments and form coalitions to produce … output. Economic growth is the result of accumulation of human capital. The latter is a by-product of production activity … lower long-run growth rate. …

We explore the relationship between the level of village inequality in 1986, and the subsequent growth of household … inequality is negatively related to subsequent household income growth. We are able to address a number of econometric issues … correlated with household income growth: Whatever factor drives the inequality-growth relationship only operates in the “long run …

Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker in terms … of GDP per person (about 2.6% p.a.) due to a very high index of fecundity. Growth is still very unstable, due to a large … after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro-poor to some …

relationship between inequality and growth, the role of agriculture in the development process, the relationships between ethnicity …This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the …

This paper analyses the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its … contributions to the literature. One is the proposal of a new measure of pro-poor growth, which links growth rates in mean income … and in income inequality. The other contribution is a decomposition methodology that explores linkages between three …

Growth that reduces poverty is often considered pro-poor regardless of whether the poor benefit from it more than the … non-poor. Such growth could simply be termed poverty-reducing growth. This paper argues that for growth to be pro-poor it … should disproportionally benefit the poor. The paper proposes an operational definition of pro-poor growth that restricts it …

Productivity and socio-economic progress are inter-connected. Economic growth funds policies that promote socio …-economic progress, while the latter serves as a growth engine. A society with high mobility is one where individual achievements are …-2011), we identify the causal effect of intergenerational mobility on household expenditure's future growth. We find that …

relationship between inequality and growth, the role of agriculture in the development process, the relationships between ethnicity …This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the …