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The Dynamics of Exclusion and Fiscal Conservatism
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper studies the impact of income inequality on fiscal conservatism when an increase in inequality affects the bottom portion of income distribution. It is argued that, contrary to what is generally assumed in the economic literature, inequality will then be associated with less, rather...
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The Distributional Consequences of Russia's Transition
Doyle, Christopher - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
rise in income inequality. Poverty has increased sharply with an estimated 18.5% of the population on incomes below the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498039
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Openness, Inequality and Poverty: Endowments Matter
de Melo, Jaime; Gourdon, Julien; Maystre, Nicolas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Using tariffs as a measure of openness, this paper finds consistent evidence that the conditional effects of trade liberalization on inequality are correlated with relative factor endowments. Trade liberalization is associated with increases in inequality in countries well-endowed in highly...
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Structural Adjustment, Macroeconomic Adjustment and Poverty: A Methodology for Analysis
Kanbur, Ravi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1986
estimates of the impact of adjustment on poverty using household income and expenditure surveys currently available in LDCs. It … proposes the use of decomposable poverty indices as a tractable vehicle for calculating the impact of adjustment on overall … poverty. This framework does require, however, reasonably disaggregated data on income distribution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661633
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Former Foreign Affiliates: Cast Out and Outperformed?
Javorcik, Beata; Poelhekke, Steven - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
The literature has documented a positive effect of foreign ownership on firm performance. But is this effect due to a one-time knowledge transfer or does it rely on continuous injections of knowledge? To shed light on this question we focus on divestments, that is, foreign affiliates that are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083217
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Geography and the Determinants of Firm Exports in Indonesia
Farole, Thomas; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Tselios, Vassilis; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper uses data from the Indonesian manufacturing census in order to uncover the determinants of firm exports over the period 1990-2005. We examine to what extent differences in firm export propensity and intensity are a consequence of firm-level (microeconomic), of place-based...
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Will Trade Liberalization Harm the Environment? The Case of Indonesia 2020
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
. This paper provides a methodology for doing that. It is illustrated with a case study of Indonesia, a large newly …
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Growing into Trouble: Indonesia After 1966
Temple, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This paper analyses the remarkable growth experience of Indonesia since 1966. Over a thirty-year period, GDP per capita …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791453
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Pro-poor trade policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nicita, Alessandro; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Porto, Guido - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The objective of this paper is to estimate the potential pro-poor bias in the existing structure of protection in six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (i.e., whether it redistributes income from rich to poor households). We also explore the extent to which the barriers faced by SSA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320401
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Poor Countries or Poor People? Development Assistance and the New Geography of Global Poverty
Kanbur, Ravi; Sumner, Andy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
global poor for many years to come. This “new geography of global poverty”—with the mass of the poor living in stable, non … special weight be given to the poor in poor countries? How, if at all, should international agencies with a focus on poverty … greater debate on the new geography of global poverty. …
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