The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the … and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration decision, and costs of backmigration may produce an urban poverty … acquisition of skills is costly and involves migration to urban areas. In this model, both the distribution of innate abilities …

of Friedrich Nietzsche, that ties poverty and inequality to unethical behavior of the strong toward the weak. The paper … contributes to an understanding of why poverty and inequality have remained entrenched in some societies in spite of repeated … behavior of the strong toward the weak, in preconditions for economic development. …

that the strategic agenda of the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR), built on the policy triangle …This Joint Staff Advisory Note provides IMF staff advice on key priorities for strengthening Bangladesh’s poverty … of pro-poor growth, human development, and governance, is consistent with the challenge of accelerating growth and …

During the course of development, wages and labor productivity are much higher in the nonfarm sectors of the economy …

policy issues for consideration in implementing the NSFR. …

The recent housing bust has reignited interest in psychological theories of speculative excess (Shiller, 2007). I …

expanding infrastructure and real estate construction. The policy measures outlined in the twelfth five-year plan and … implementation of financial reform are important for China’s balanced global growth. The price-based tools of monetary policy …, improvement over monetary policy framework, and interest rate structure are encouraged. The financial sector assessment program …