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Growing (un)equal : fiscal policy and income inequality in China and BRIC+
Cevik, Serhan; Correa-Caro, Carolina - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281986
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Inflation and income inequality : is food inflation different?
Walsh, James P.; Yu, Jiangyan - 2012
There is an extensive literature noting that high inflation can add to income inequality, and a parallel literature assessing the effect of rising food prices on the poor. This paper attempts to combine these strands by dividing inflation into food and nonfood inflation and assessing whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618580
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A tale of transition : an empirical analysis of economic inequality in urban China, 1986–2009
Ding, Haiyan; He, Hui - 2016
This paper is the first comprehensive empirical study of earnings, income, and consumption inequality in urban China … transition in urban China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011716301
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Inequality in China : trends, drivers and policy remedies
Jain Chandra, Sonali; Khor, Niny; Mano, Rui; Schauer, … - 2018
China has experienced rapid economic growth over the past two decades and is on the brink of eradicating poverty …. However, income inequality increased sharply from the early 1980s and rendered China among the most unequal countries in the … world. This trend has started to reverse as China has experienced a modest decline in inequality since 2008. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866405
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Growing (Un)equal : Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality in China and BRIC+
Cevik, Serhan - 2015
This paper investigates the empirical characteristics of income inequality in China and a panel of BRIC+ countries over …-an inverted Ushaped relationship between income inequality and economic development-in China and the panel of BRIC+ countries. In … the case of China, the empirical results indicate that government spending and taxation have opposing effects on income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014412042
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Links between growth, inequality, and poverty : a survey
Cerra, Valerie; Lama C., Ruy; Loayza, Norman - 2021
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518886
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Finance, growth, and inequality
Levine, Ross - 2021
Finance and growth emerged as a distinct field of economics during the last three decades as economists integrated the fields of finance and economic growth and then explored the ramifications of the functioning of financial systems on economic growth, income distribution, and poverty. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612328
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Tax policy and inclusive growth
Abdel-Kader, Khaled; Mooij, Ruud A. de - 2020
This paper discusses the theory and practice of tax design to achieve an efficient and equitable outcome, id est in support of inclusive growth. It starts with a discussion of the key principles from tax theory to guide practical tax design. Then, it elaborates on more granular tax policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485968
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Income inequality and current account imbalances
Kumhof, Michael; Lebarz, Claire; Rancière, Romain; … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424696
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Identifying constraints to financial inclusion and their impact on GDP and inequality : a structural framework for policy
Dabla-Norris, Era; Ji, Yan; Townsend, Robert M.; Unsal, … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282762