This paper assesses the additional spending required to make substantial progress towards achieving the SDGs in … are derived using the IMF SDG costing methodology. We find that to achieve the SDGs in these sectors would require …

progress in SDGs by 2030. Benin and Rwanda are presented in detail through case studies. The main lessons are: i) average … sources given the scale of additional spending, and iv) strong national ownership of SDGs is key and should be reflected in …

Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? We look at four key case studies across advanced and … countries the key components of inclusive growth models, outcomes from these models, and the road ahead in the respective … role of social assistance and commodity boom in Brazil, and the inequality puzzle in Egypt. The paper finds that there is a …

We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … findings are established. First, the increased use of mobile phones to pay bills is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in … at HDI thresholds of 0.725, 0.727 and 0.778 and; (ii) inequality in UMIC and LA with HDI thresholds of respectively 0 …

between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year … use of the mobile phones to pay bills: is positively linked to 'quality of growth' in lower-middle income countries (LMIC …) and negatively correlated with inequality in Latin American countries (LA). Second, growing use of mobile phones to send …

severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators …, ICT usage, and ICT access, ICT skills is remarkable in reducing both the severity and intensity of poverty. The results … further unveil that, though ICT skills reduce the intensity and severity of poverty in SSA, the effect is more pronounced in …

Over the past decades ASEAN countries have experienced rapid economic growth accompanied by a dramatic fall in poverty … rates, but income inequality has not retreated. This research aims at identifying factors which could contribute to more … equally distributed growth in ASEAN. To measure inclusive growth, we use a variable integrating per capita income growth and …

Is China-Africa economic relation instrumental for capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ? Does it matter in the … capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ. The construction of a theoretical framework highlighting stylized fact and the … as capital flight and; (b) The capital flight contributes to improving the level of poverty in Africa. Overall, we can …

The debate on the need for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to foster inclusive growth has intensified following the … integration and resource allocation, and (2) social equity policies on inclusive growth in SSA. Using data from the World Bank … moments estimators to show that: (1) though economic integration induces inclusive growth, the effect is higher in the …

This paper shows that in Tanzania, economic growth contributes to job creation and employment opportunities, however …, it does very little to curb income inequality. Using official data from various local sources compiled by the National … Tanzania fails to bring the level of poverty to a level roughly comparable to what is found in the region and to reduce …