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Inequality and locational determinants of the distribution of living standards in India

Balasubramanian, Sriram; Dhir, Rishabh Kumar; Loungani, … - 2021

Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can be explained by location alone. Consumption levels and locational inequality are positively related. In effect, from an individual's perspective, living standards are higher in...

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The great divide : regional inequality and fiscal policy

Gbohoui, William; Lam, W. Raphael; Lledó, Victor D. - 2019

Growing regional inequality within countries has raised the perception that 'some places and people' are left behind. This has prompted a shift toward inward-looking policies and away from pro-growth reforms. This paper presents novel stylized facts on regional inequality for OECD countries. It...

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Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth : A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation

Townsend, Robert M. - 2003

We propose a coherent unified approach to the study of the linkages among economic growth, financial structure, and inequality, bringing together disparate theoretical and empirical literature. That is, we show how to conduct model-based quantitative research on transitional paths. With...

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Managing the impact of resource booms on the real effective exchange rate : the role of financial sector development

Herderschee, Han; Li, Ran; Ouedraogo, Abdoulaye; … - 2021

Whereas most of the literature related to the so-called 'resource curse' tends to emphasize on institutional factors and public policies, in this research we focus on the role of the financial sector, which has been surprisingly overlooked. We find that countries that have financial systems with...

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Financial inclusion : what have we learned so far? : what do we have to learn?

Barajas, Adolfo; Beck, Thorsten; Belhaj, Mohamed; Ben … - 2020

The past two decades have seen a rapid increase in interest in financial inclusion, both from policymakers and researchers. This paper surveys the main findings from the literature, documenting the trends over time and gaps that have arisen across regions, income levels, and gender, among...

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Regional disparities and fiscal federalism in Russia

Dynnikova, Oksana; Kyobe, Annette; Slavov, Slavi - 2021

This paper examines how regional disparities have evolved in Russia and how Russia's system of intergovernmental fiscal relations is managing these disparities. Regional disparities have fallen over the past two decades but remain relatively high. Socioeconomic outcomes remain worse in lagging...

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Transition and Regional Inequality in Russia : Reorganization or Procrastination?

Dolinskaya, Irina - 2002

This paper analyzes the evolution of interregional income inequality during transition in Russia. The transition matrix approach reveals that between 1991 and 1997 income mobility tended toward a highly uneven long-term distribution with the majority of regions at low income levels and a...

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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 …

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Income inequality in small states and the Caribbean : stylized facts and determinants

McIntyre, Meredith A.; Bejar, Pablo; Komatsuzaki, Takuji; … - 2021

Rising income inequality has emerged as a major policy issue facing policymakers, but there is a dearth of empirical work on inequality in small states, including the Caribbean. Despite data limitations, the empirical analysis using a sample of small states finds that increased openness and...

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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...

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