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absolute approach to inequality measurement when defining pro-poor growth. With a relative approach to pro-poor growth it is … assumed that inequality does not to vary when all incomes are multiplied by a constant whereas, with an absolute approach to … pro-poor growth, inequality is supposed not to vary when an equal sum is added to all incomes. The empirical illustration …
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poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that … global poverty and inequality measures are sensitive to the downscaling methodology used. Our results show that future … population growth rates produce better outcomes. China and India play a central role on poverty reduction and global inequality …
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inequality, and find that the regions that had the highest increase in international migration are also the regions where the … diffusion hypothesis. A fixed effects analysis of the effects of migration and remittances on in inequality at the village level …, however, fails to support this hypothesis, indicating that most changes in inequality have occurred within rather than between …
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show that people do care about fairness in their demand for redistribution. In this article, in the spirit of the new … synthesis in moral psychology (Haidt, 2007: The new synthesis in moral psychology) the author proposes to modelize the voting … behavior over redistribution as the interaction between (a) an automatic cognitive process which quickly generates intuitions …
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association of reduction of income inequality (redistribution) with subjective wellbeing. Their results provide evidence that … not only the outcome (inequality), but also the procedure (redistribution) that leads to the outcome influences subjective … people in Europe are negatively affected by income inequality, whereas reduction of inequality has a positive effect on well …
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paradigm and immigration requirements are set by in-group voting. Our results suggest that fairness and efficiency of …
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Based on original survey data, this paper analyses and compares the role of personal traits and social capital in determining entrepreneurial intentions of students in Hong Kong and in Guangzhou (mainland China). The two cities are culturally closely related but differ strongly with respect to...
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We address the question of whether foreign aid helps attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This could be achieved if well targeted aid removed critical impediments to higher FDI inflows. In particular, test the hypothesis that aid for education is an effective means to increase FDI flows to...
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Increasing labor migration and simultaneous aging of societies are two important demographic developments many poor countries face. Elderly people who are left behind may experience a decrease in welfare when their children migrate. This paper investigates the e ect of migration on various...
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We develop a theoretical model of human skill formation and emigration. Additionally to existing brain drain models, we partly endogenize the heterogeneity of the individuals, by introducing aspirations. Emigration of an individual will result in a migration experience, which increases the...
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