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The case for cross-disciplinary social science research on poverty, inequality and well-being

Toye, John; Hulme, David - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2005

Arguments for cross-disciplinary research in development studies have been applied recently to work on poverty … collection and explain their relationship to the quest for crossdisciplinary research on poverty issues. Our conclusion is that … research on poverty and well-being, provided that their specific merits and demerits are evaluated in relation to the research …

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Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: Recent Global Evidence

Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2011

The study presents recent global evidence on the transformation of economic growth to poverty reduction in developing …-specific data are analyzed for the $1.25 and $2.50-level poverty headcount ratios using the most recent World Bank data. The study … finds that on average an income growth has been the major driving force behind both the declines and increases in poverty …

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Accounting for the effect of health on cross-state income inequality in India

Sperling, Lena Lindbjerg; Kjøller-Hansen, Anders Oskar - In: Economics Letters 115 (2012) 2, pp. 252-255

We perform development accounting in accordance with Weil (2005, 2007) in a cross-state analysis of India. Results of similar magnitude are found, demonstrating that health can account for 1% to 18% of income differences depending on the health measure.

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Towards an Objective Account of Nutrition and Health in Colonial Kenya: A Study of Stature in African Army Recruits and Civilians, 1880-190

Moradi, Alexander - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008

How well did Kenyans do under colonial rule? It is common sense that Kenyans suffered under exploitative colonial policies. The overall impact, however, is uncertain. This study presents fresh evidence on nutrition and health in colonial Kenya by (1) using a new and comprehensive data set...

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The absence of deprivation as a measure of social well-being: An empirical investigation

Magdalou, Brice; Moyes, Patrick - In: Economics Letters 116 (2012) 1, pp. 75-79

The generalised Lorenz criterion is widely used for making welfare comparisons within and across countries on the basis of their income distributions. Experimental studies have challenged this way of proceeding by showing that the principle of transfers, which underlies the generalised Lorenz...

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Is income inequality persistent? Evidence using panel stationarity tests, 1870–2011

Islam, Md. Rabiul; Madsen, Jakob B. - In: Economics Letters 127 (2015) C, pp. 17-19

Using data on inequality for 21 OECD countries over the period 1870–2011 this paper tests the Piketty hypothesis that income inequality is likely to grow in the 21st century. It is shown that the null hypothesis of trend stationarity of inequality cannot be rejected at conventional...

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Understanding the Determinants of Income Inequality in Uganda

Angemi, Diego; Ssewanyana, N.S. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2004

, Uganda experienced gradual and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction. The benefits of growth, however, are not …

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Estimating the value and distributional effects of free state schooling

Andreou, Sofia N.; Koutsampelas, Christos; Pashardes, Panos - In: Economics Letters 125 (2014) 2, pp. 303-305

and anti-poverty effects of state education are illustrated. …

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