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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318088
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012783215
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777769
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The Elusive Quest for Inclusive Growth : Growth, Poverty, and Inequality in Asia
Balakrishnan, Ravi - 2013
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013079257
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Inequality and Growth : A Heterogeneous Approach
Grigoli, Francesco - 2017
The combination of stagnant growth and high levels of income inequality renewed the debate about whether a more even distribution of income can spur economic activity. This paper tests for cross-country convergence in income inequality and estimates its impact on economic growth with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962147
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Gender Inequality and Economic Growth : Evidence from Industry-Level Data
Bertay, Ata Can - 2020
We study whether higher gender equality facilitates economic growth by enabling better allocation of a valuable resource: female labor. By allocating female labor to its more productive use, we hypothesize that reducing gender inequality should disproportionately benefit industries with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827585
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The Rising Resilience of Emerging Market and Developing Economies
Abiad, Abdul G. - 2016
Economic performance in many emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) improved substantially over the past twenty years. The past decade was particularly good-for the first time EMDEs spent more time in expansion and had smaller downturns thanadvanced economies. In this paper we document...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013007644
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The Political Economy of Inclusive Growth : A Review
Dutzler, Barbara; Johnson, Simon; Muthoora, Priscilla - 2022
In this paper, we review the role of the political economy in inclusive growth. We find that political economy forces on the demand and supply side have weakened redistribution over time and contributed to a new wave of populism. We document growing support for a rethink of the social contract...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013302782
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A Quality of Growth Index for Developing Countries : A Proposal
Mlachila, Montfort - 2014
This paper proposes a new quality of growth index (QGI) for developing countries. The index encompasses both the intrinsic nature and social dimensions of growth, and is computed for over 90 countries for the period 1990-2011. The approach is premised on the fact that not all growth is created...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013045938
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Fiscal Adjustment and Income Inequality : Sub-National Evidence from Brazil
Azevedo, João Pedro - 2014
We combine state-level fiscal data with household survey data to assess the links between sub-national fiscal policy and income inequality in Brazil over the period 1995-2011. The results indicate that a tighter fiscal stance at the sub-national level is not associated with a deterioration in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051915