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Poverty, Inequality, and Unethical Behavior of the Strong
Hillman, Arye L. - 2000
of Friedrich Nietzsche, that ties poverty and inequality to unethical behavior of the strong toward the weak. The paper … contributes to an understanding of why poverty and inequality have remained entrenched in some societies in spite of repeated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400240
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On the Viability of Conditional Assistance Programs
Mayer, Wolfgang - 2005
Economic adjustment and reform programs, including those supported by international financial institutions (IFIs), must cope with informational asymmetries and special interest politics. This presents a particularly serious issue when IFIs make structural economic reforms a condition for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400737
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International Trade and Poverty Alleviation
Bannister, Geoffrey J. - 2001
new trade policy. In assessing these findings, it should be borne in mind that the links between trade reform and poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403610
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High Inflation and Real Wages
Braumann, Benedikt - 2001
may contribute to rising poverty during periods of high inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403651
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Fiscal Policy, Labor Markets and the Poor
International Monetary Fund - 1990
In designing policy measures, including possible social safety nets, targeted to the poor, it is important to fully understand the efficiency implications of these measures. There is abundant macroeconomic literature on their negative effects on the poor’s work effort. The literature, however,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396380
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The short-term impact of COVID-19 on labor markets, poverty and inequality in Brazil
Al Masri, Diala; Flamini, Valentina; Toscani, Frederik - 2021
decline in earnings, extreme poverty and the Gini coefficient based on labor income increased by around 9.2 and 5 percentage … than offset the labor income losses for the bottom four deciles, however, such that poverty relative to the pre … ended in late 2020. The challenge will be to avoid a sharp increase in poverty and inequality if the labor market does not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518867
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Trade and inclusive growth
Bacchetta, Marc; Cerra, Valerie; Piermartini, Roberta; … - 2021
This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition, especially from EMEs like China, spurring trade tensions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518909
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The poverty and distributional impacts of carbon pricing : channels and policy implications
Shang, Baoping - 2021
Addressing the poverty and distributional impacts of carbon pricing reforms is critical for the success of ambitious … which carbon pricing can potentially affect poverty and inequality. It finds that the channels differ in important ways …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012610729
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Will the economic impact of COVID-19 persist? : prognosis from 21st century pandemics
Emmerling, Johannes; Furceri, Davide; Líbano Monteiro, … - 2021
, which be associated with an increase in poverty of about 75 million people. Policy responses more effective than those in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012613687
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Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? : a case study analysis
Balasubramanian, Sriram; Bounader, Lahcen; Bricco, Jana; … - 2021
Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? We look at four key case studies across advanced and emerging markets-the Nordics, India, Brazil, and Egypt-to try to answer this question. We highlight qualitatively in these countries the key components of inclusive growth models,...
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