This paper examines the dynamic relationship between trade and income. While most economists agree that increased trade … leads to an increase in average income, economic theory is ambiguous about the possible effects on the long-run growth rate … of the economy. Using a dynamic panel data model, the hypotheses of no long-run effects of trade on income and on income …

Over the past decades ASEAN countries have experienced rapid economic growth accompanied by a dramatic fall in poverty … rates, but income inequality has not retreated. This research aims at identifying factors which could contribute to more … equally distributed growth in ASEAN. To measure inclusive growth, we use a variable integrating per capita income growth and …

, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that … challenge the belief that income inequality has a negative effect on growth and confirm the validity of the Kuznets curve …. Credit market imperfections in low- and medium-income countries are identified as the likely reason for the positive link …

We analyze microdata from Mexico's survey on household income and expenditures (ENIGH) to study the evolution of income …

Using micro-data from household expenditure surveys, we document the evolution of consumption poverty in the United … States over the last four decades. Employing a price index that appears appropriate for low income households, we show that … poverty has not declined materially since the 1980s and even increased for the young. We then analyze which social and …

Absolute poverty has dropped markedly in Bulgaria but income inequality has increased substantially in the aftermath of … the GFC. This increase is due to a rise in market income inequality that was compounded by a reduction in fiscal … redistributive efficiency. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to deepen income inequality, increasing the room for redistributive policies …

This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty …

. Then, it elaborates on more granular tax policy, discussing key choices in the structure of the personal income tax on … labor and capital income, taxes on wealth, the corporate income tax, and consumption taxes. The paper concludes by …

This study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub …⁄2-4 percent increase in the rate of gross primary school enrollment. The results are robust for high- and low-income, as well as … institutional freedom, and island economies are important control variables that help explain the variability of poverty across …