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Trends in Income Inequality, Pro-Poor Income Growth and Income Mobility

Jenkins, Stephen P.; VanKerm, Philippe - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2003

We provide an analytical framework within which changes in income inequality over time are related to the pattern of … income inequality grew substantially), and also for income growth to have been pro-poor. Income growth was also pro-poor in … Western Germany, more so than in the USA, and inequality did not rise as much. …

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Country Inequality Rankings and Conversion Schemes

Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

Two conversion schemes are usually employed for assessing personal-income inequality from household equivalent incomes … country inequality rankings to conversion schemes and explain the finding by means of inequality decomposition. A bootstrap …

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Start-up Subsidies for the Unemployed: Long-Term Evidence and Effect Heterogeneity

Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become an increasingly important part of active labor market policies (ALMP) in many OECD countries. Germany is a good example where the spending on start-up subsidies for the unemployed accounted for nearly 17% of the total spending on ALMP in 2004....

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Turning Unemployment into Self-Employment: Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Start-Up Programmes

Baumgartner, Hans J.; Caliendo, Marco - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany's persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its notoriously low self-employment rate. Empirical evidence...

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A Note on Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in the Philippines

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Reyes, Celia M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at …

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Growth and Redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?

Parel, Danileen Kristel C. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014

This paper aims to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are benefiting from economic development. Using regression analysis, five factors were examined: (1) location of the household, (2) access to infrastructure, (3) changes in rice...

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Are Maternal and Child Care Programs Reaching the Poorest Regions in the Philippines?

Lavado, Rouselle F.; Lagrada, Leizel P. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2008

to achieve the MDG targets for maternal and child health. This study shows inequality in maternal and child health …

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Population and Poverty: A Review of the Links, Evidence and Implications for the Philippines

Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2004

reducing poverty and perhaps inequality, as well as better fertility management--particularly among the poor--aimed at the …

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Poverty and Agriculture in the Philippines: Trends in Income Poverty and Distribution

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Reyes, Celia M.; Asis, Ronina D.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2012

inequality measures. In this paper, we show the salient features of the country`s poverty situation in a hope to contribute to …

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Trends in Household Vulnerability

Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Ramos, Andre Philippe - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010

This paper presents a few of the latest statistics on income poverty, growth, and inequality, and makes a case about …

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