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Inequality and growth in rural China : does higher inequality impede growth?

Benjamin, Dwayne (contributor); Brandt, Loren (contributor); … - 2006

We explore the relationship between the level of village inequality in 1986, and the subsequent growth of household incomes from 1986 to 1999. Using a detailed household-level data set from rural China, we find robust evidence that initial inequality is negatively related to subsequent household...

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Rural windfall or a new resource curse? : coca, income, and civil conflict in Colombia

Angrist, Joshua D. (contributor); … - 2007

Natural and agricultural resources for which there is a substantial black market, such as coca, opium, and diamonds, appear especially likely to be exploited by the parties to a civil conflict. Even legally traded commodities such as oil and timber have been linked to civil war. On the other...

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Decomposition analysis of earnings inequality in rural India : 2004-2012

Khanna, Shantanu; Goel, Deepti; Morissette, René - 2016

We analyze the changes in earnings of paid workers (wage earners) in rural India from 2004/05 to 2011/12. Real earnings increased at all percentiles, and the percentage increase was larger at the lower end. Consequently, earnings inequality declined. Recentered Influence Function decompositions...

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Self-employment in rural China: its development, characteristics, and relation to income

Gustafsson, Björn; Zhang, Yudan - 2021

The changes in the employment structure in rural China are studied with a focus on off farm self-employment. Data from the China Household Income Project surveys covering the same 14 provinces from 1988 to 2018 are used. We find that the proportion of adults in rural China with self-employment...

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Incomplete catching up : income among Manchurian, Yi and Han People in rural China from 2002 to 2018

Gustafsson, Björn; Zhang, Yudan - 2022

Household income per capita among the rural Yi, Manchurian ethnic minority groups and the Han majority is studied using data from the China Household Income Project 2002, 2013 and 2018. The disparity in total per capita income between the Yi and Han populations narrowed, while the average income...

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Growth with equity : income inequality in Vietnam, 2002-14

Benjamin, Dwayne; Brandt, Loren; McCaig, Brian - 2016

We use the 2002 through 2014 Vietnam Household Living Standards Surveys to construct comparable measures of household income and estimates of income inequality over this high-growth period. We focus on two questions: How have benefits from growth been distributed; and do changes in the structure...

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Determinants of immigrant homeownership : examining their changing role during the Great Recession and beyond

Mundra, Kusum; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2013

, savings, length of stay in the U.S., and citizenship status affect the probability of homeownership before the recession and …

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Locus of control and savings

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; New, Sonja C. de; Sinning, Mathias - 2013

This paper analyzes the relationship between individuals' locus of control and their savings behavior, i.e. wealth … accumulation, savings rates, and portfolio choices. Locus of control is a psychological concept that captures individuals' beliefs …-of-control gap in savings rates is largest among rich households, the gap in wealth accumulation is particularly large for poor …

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How to help the poor to save a bit : evidence from a field experiment in Kenya

Akbas, Merve; Ariely, Dan; Robalino Aguirre, David A.; … - 2016

Partnering with a savings product provider in Kenya, we tested the extent to which behavioral interventions and … participants were asked to keep track of their weekly deposits (3) a match of weekly savings: The match was either 10% or 20% up to …

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Behind the Great Recession : job search and housing decisions

Rendón, Sílvio; Quella, Núria - 2013

In this paper we analyze a mechanism that is particularly relevant to the workings of the Great Recession: we explain how easier home financing and higher homeownership rates increase unemployment rates. To this purpose we build a model of job search with liquid wealth accumulation and...

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