member economy's efficiency changes in health and education spending. We next turn to review service provision inequality …

This study examines the potential of remittances for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in Asian countries … home country real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth. A 10% increase in remittances as a share of GDP leads to … a 0.9-1.2% increase in GDP growth. The findings also show that remittances only have a negligible effect on the overall …

role in facilitating economic growth and poverty reduction, and these arguments are supported by overwhelming empirical … critically important for poverty reduction, it is also widely believed that microfinance and SME credit programs need to be well … better to reduce poverty. …

housing sector may support poverty reduction and inclusive growth in two general ways. First, housing construction contributes … to economic growth) and is also helped by financial sector development. …

This paper uses the empirical relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction observed between 1990 and 2005 … capita even under our "low growth" scenario, poverty in developing Asia continues to decline in 2009 and 2010. What gets … adversely affected, however, is the pace of poverty reduction. In particular, our estimates indicate that a reduction in growth …

and institutional quality, on one hand, and growth and inequality, on the other, and for focusing on the aspects that are …This paper looks at the role of governance and institutions in supporting growth and broadening inclusiveness with a … means toward better growth performance and more equal income distribution is still not well understood - despite the …

Annual income data may provide a misleading indicator of enduring income inequality in societies where there is …'s Republic of China (PRC) between the early 1990s and early 2000s. In the early 1990s, the increase in income inequality in the … inequality increased further, income mobility decreased, implying that the probability of being stuck in a relatively lower level …

Philippines not enjoy high growth as its neighbors? What are the main causes of its chronic problems of unemployment, poverty, and … agenda. Despite favorable initial conditions, the Philippines long-term growth performance has been disappointing. Over the … decades, the economy has suffered from high unemployment, slow poverty reduction, and stagnant investment. Why could the …

exceptions. A survey of empirical literature suggests that prevalence and persistence of gender inequality are often caused and … reinforced by interlinked cultural, social, and economic factors. Empirical evidence also suggests that gender inequality is … greater progress toward gender equality and inclusive growth in developing Asia. …

services, and economic growth will potentially be higher. But this optimism is conditional, especially on the region's efforts …