This report sheds light on the extent to which earnings mobility and inequality of opportunity in access to the labor … market have contributed to the increase in earnings inequality in Mauritius. Among the most important concerns about rising … inequality is a situation where people become trapped in low-paying jobs and do not have the opportunity to improve their welfare …

This poverty and equity report provides updated poverty and inequality statistics from the Grenada Survey of Living … Grenada, examine poverty and inequality trends, and develop a basket of goods and services that can be used to estimate the …

. Unfortunately, many LAC countries entered the crisis with low potential economic growth and high levels of inequality, following the …. Income inequality also decreased, as income growth has been primarily pro-poor in recent years. Despite variations across …

This report documents the progress South Africa has made in reducing poverty and inequality since the end of apartheid …, South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world. Inequality is high, persistent, and has increased since 1994 … reversed between 2011 and 2015, threatening to erode some of the gains made since 1994. High levels of inequality and low …

The outlook for the global economy has darkened amid elevated trade tensions. International trade and investment are … moderating, trade tensions remain elevated, and financing conditions are tightening. Global growth is projected to moderate from …, monetary policy tightens in advanced economies, and global trade gradually slows (World Bank Global Economic Prospects, January …