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Does Trade and Technology Transmission Facilitate Inequality Convergence? An Inquiry into the Role of Technology in Reducing the Poverty of Nations
Das, Gouranga Gopal - 2007
Based on stylized evidence showing variation of the Gini coefficient of income inequality across skill cohorts and on the rapid rise in trade in technology-intensive goods, the ripple effects of technology transmission and income inequality are explored in a global Computable General Equilibrium...
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When is Growth Pro-Poor? Cross-Country Evidence
Kraay, Aart - 2006
Growth is pro-poor if the poverty measure of interest falls. This implies three potential sources of pro-poor growth …: (a) a high rate of growth of average incomes; (b) a high sensitivity of poverty to growth in average incomes; and (c) a … poverty-reducing pattern of growth in relative incomes. I empirically decompose changes in poverty in a large sample of …
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Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth
Fernández, Raquel; Luna, Francesco; Rambousek, Barbara - 2021
This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to address these. With women accounting for fifty percent of the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013238140
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Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Poverty Alleviation : Rice Tariffs Versus Targeted Transfers in Madagascar
Coady, David P. - 2012
for poverty alleviation. Although there are likely to be substantial efficiency gains from tariff reductions, these accrue …-effective approach to poverty alleviation. Such an approach should be financed by switching revenue raising from rice tariffs to more …
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Inequality, Poverty, and Growth : Cross-Country Evidence
Iradian, Garbis - 2021
, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that …
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A Diversification Strategy for South Asia
Lian, Weicheng; Liu, Fei; Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna; Zhu, … - 2022
While South Asia has gone a long way in diversifying their economies, there is substantial scope to do more. Some countries – India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka – can build on their existing production capabilities; others – Bangladesh, Bhutan, and the Maldives – would need to undertake a more...
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The Spending Challenge of Achieving the SDGs in South Asia : Lessons from India
García-Escribano, Mercedes; Mogues, Tewodaj; Moszoro, … - 2022
South Asia has experienced significant progress in improving human and physical capital over the past few decades. Within the region, India has become a global economic powerhouse with enormous development potential ahead. To foster human and economic development, India has shown a strong...
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Climate Change in South Asia : Further Need for Mitigation and Adaptation
Agarwal, Ruchir; Balasundharam, Vybhavi; Blagrave, Patrick - 2022
The South Asia region is both a large contributor to climate change and also one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change. This paper provides an overview of the region’s vulnerabilities, national committments to mitigate emissions, and national policies to adapt to a changing climate....
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India's Growth Spillovers to South Asia
Ding, Ding - 2012
This study investigates the role of India's economy in explaining the observed growth in South Asia, taking into consideration other sources of growth endogenous to the countries in the region. Since a review of key variables indicates that India's bilateral trade and financial linkages with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110084
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Fiscal Foresight and Information Flows
Leeper, Eric M. - 2012
News - or foresight - about future economic fundamentals can create rational expectations equilibria with non-fundamental representations that pose substantial challenges to econometric efforts to recover the structural shocks to which economic agents react. Using tax policies as a leading...
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