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Half a World: Regional inequality in five great federations
Milanovic, Branko - EconWPA - 2004
The paper studies regional (spatial) inequality in five most populous countries in the world: China, India, the United … issue of overall inequality as perceived by citizens within a nation. China and India show rising inequality in terms of … vs. Bihar, and Shandong vs. Sichuan provide nice examples of such outcomes in India and China. Higher inflation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556224
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Inequality-Driven Growth: Unveiling Aggregation Effects in Growth Equations
Albuquerque, Pedro H. - EconWPA - 2005
. The accelerated growth episodes observed in Brazil and China demonstrate that the increase in income inequality may have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555988
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Has world poverty really fallen during the 1990s?
Reddy, Sanjay G.; Minoiu, Camelia - EconWPA - 2005
about the extent of initial poverty and the rate of subsequent poverty reduction in China, India, and the rest of the … the extent and trend of poverty in China, India, and the rest of the developing world, world poverty may or may not have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062424
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: What Are the Consequences of China’s WTO Entry for India’s Trade?
Cerra, Valerie; Rivera, Sandra A.; Saxena, Sweta C. - EconWPA - 2005
Organization (WTO). This paper examines the implications of China’s WTO accession for India’s trade, using both econometrics and … computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. The paper analyzes how India stands to lose or gain from China’s WTO entry in terms …One of the most significant recent developments in world trade has been the entry of China into the World Trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062637
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Correlating Growth with Well-Being during Economic Reforms Evidence from India and China
Basu, Sudip Ranjan - EconWPA - 2005
. The regional (16 Indian states and 28 Chinese provinces) level study of India and China show that the quality of growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118671
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Lesotho: Will the Enclave Empty?
cobbe, james - EconWPA - 2004
This is a brief and largely descriptive summary of migration flows in and out of Lesotho, and trends therein over tha last forty years. It includes some explanatory discussion and some speculation about likely future trends.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555999
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Water Rights Arrangements in Australia and Overseas
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004
There are significant differences in the way water rights are defined, allocated and administered in Australia and overseas. This paper includes comparisons of the arrangements for managing water rights against accepted best practice principles for South Au stralia, Queensland, NSW, Victoria...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556157
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Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa
Kingdon, Geeta; Knight, John - EconWPA - 2004
South Africans unemployment rate is one of the highest in the world, and it has important distributional implications. The paper examines the incidence of unemployment using two national household surveys for the mid-1990s. Both entry to unemployment and the duration of unemployment are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556755
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Are there Regional Variations in the Psychological Cost of Unemployment in South Africa?
Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003
Are certain groups of unemployed individuals hurt less by unemployment than others? This paper is an attempt to test the hypothesis that non- pecuniary costs of unemployment may vary between societies with different unemployment rates. Using cross-sectional data from the SALDRU93 survey, we show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125760
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Infrastructure and Growth in South Africa: Benchmarking, Productivity and Investment Needs, paper presented at Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA) Conference, Durban, 9/7-9/200...
Bogetic, Zeljko; Fedderke, Johannes - EconWPA - 2005
The paper provides three principal results. First, we benchmark South African infrastructure performance in terms of access, pricing, and quality against key comparator groups of countries using the most recent World Bank benchmarking data base (2005). Second, we establish clear empirical links...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125863