This paper reviews income distribution in developing (and transition) countries in recent decades. On average, before …-tax income distribution in developing countries is less unequal than in industrial countries. However, unlike industrial … countries, developing countries in general have not been able to use tax and transfer policies effectively to reduce income …

undertaken voluntarily, despite agents being identical ex ante. If agents have an altruistic bequest motive, income and …

of openness on poverty in two components: the effect of openness on average income growth, and the effect on distribution …

significant acceleration of income convergence. …

poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) of different policy reforms being considered by the low income countries. This paper … suggested framework could be utilized to investigate the poverty/income distributional implications of introducing a value …

This paper examines how growth has varied across India's states. It finds that (i) the income gap between rich and poor …-growing states have had little success in generating private sector jobs; (iv) labor and capital flows do little to close income gaps …

are determined by the initial distribution of income and wealth. When individuals also differ in their productivity, not …

Based on stylized evidence showing variation of the Gini coefficient of income inequality across skill cohorts and on … the rapid rise in trade in technology-intensive goods, the ripple effects of technology transmission and income inequality … capability, better governance and institutions, technological symmetry and social acceptance-causes income to increase and income …