characteristics, and discusses policies that might help makegrowth more inclusive. The main findings are that poverty has fallen in … the last two decades,but poverty reduction has slowed in recent years. Although available indicators sometimesgive … more attention to the regional distribution of spending would also helpreduce poverty and improve inclusiveness …

outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia …

This paper explores the relationship between remittances and financial inclusion for a sample of 187 countries over the … flows act as a substitute to formal financial channels, thereby reducing financial inclusion. In contrast, when remittance … inclusion. This 'U shaped' relationship highlights the role of remittance flows in financing household consumption at low levels …

, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that …

impact on unemployment in the short term, but that this effect rapidly disappears in the medium term in countries with … with more rigid labor market institutions. These effects are even larger for youth unemployment in the short term and long …-term unemployment in the medium term. Conversely, large upfront, or gradual but significant, comprehensive labor market policies have a …

reforms aremore successful in decreasing unemployment. Nevertheless, there are short-term costs, forexample, a decrease in …

environment characterized by widespread financial inclusion and high income concentration, rising income inequality has a larger …