role of social assistance and commodity boom in Brazil, and the inequality puzzle in Egypt. The paper finds that there is a …

productivity growth, a rise in income inequality, and public policy. The model can account for a 2.2 percentage point (pp) decline … in r* between 1975 and 2015, which is within the range of empirical estimates. Rising income inequality is an important … most of the decline. Growing public debt is the major counteracting force (+0.31 pp). Permanent income inequality is of …

We show empirical evidence that there may not be a tradeoff between market income inequality and high sustained growth … inequality are characterized by dynamism-a drive toward sophisticated export industries, innovation, and creative destruction and …

be explained by location alone. Consumption levels and locational inequality are positively related. In effect, from an …

This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to …

ended in late 2020. The challenge will be to avoid a sharp increase in poverty and inequality if the labor market does not …

Is there a tradeoff between raising growth and reducing inequality and poverty? This paper reviews the theoretical and … empirical literature on the complex links between growth, inequality, and poverty, with causation going in both directions. The … evidence suggests that growth can be effective in reducing poverty, but its impact on inequality is ambiguous and depends on …