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Consumption based estimates of urban Chinese growth
Chamon, Marcos; Carvalho Filho, Irineu de - 2013
This paper estimates the household income growth rates implied by food demand in a sample of urban Chinese households in 1993–2005. Our estimates, based on Engel curves for food consumption, indicate an average per capita income growth of 6.8 percent per year in 1993–2005. This figure is...
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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 from 1986 to 2009, using unique micro-level data from the Urban Household Survey (UHS). The paper documents a drastic increase in economic inequality for the sample period. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011716301
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Permanently displaced? : increasingly disconnected? : labor force participation in U.S. states and metropolitan areas
Hilgenstock, Benjamin; Koczan, Zsoka - 2018
The United States stands out among advanced economies with marked declines in labor force participation. National averages furthermore conceal considerable within-country heterogeneity. This paper explores regional differences to shed light on drivers of participation rates at the state and...
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Trade and Industrialization in Developing Agricultural Economies
Vamvakidis, Athanasios - 1999
This paper examines the impact of international trade on industrialization in developing agricultural economies. The findings show that developing agricultural economies that increased their openness during 1970-95 experienced an increase in their share of industrial production at the expense of...
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Financial Repression and Exchange Rate Management in Developing Countries : Theory and Empirical Evidence for India
Kohli, Renu - 2001
instruments of financial repression may be used for exchange rate management. The model is compared to the experience of India, a …
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Modeling and Forecasting Inflation in India
Callen, Tim - 1999
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved away from a broad money target toward a “multiple indicators” approach to the …
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Tax Smoothing in a Financially Repressed Economy : Evidence From India
Cashin, Paul - 1998
India has a long history of running fiscal deficits. Two broad considerations motivate a government to run a deficit … 1951-52 to 1996-97. The empirical results indicate that the central government of India has tax-smoothed, while the … regional governments of India have not. The paper also finds evidence of tax tilting, reflected in financial repression, which …
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A Framework for Assessing Fiscal Sustainability and External Viability, with An Application to India
Parker, Karen Elizabeth - 1993
reform on fiscal and external performance. The model is applied to India to illustrate the types of simulations that may be …
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Does the business environment affect corporate investment in India?
Tokuoka, Kiichi - 2012
Since the global financial crisis, corporate investment has been weak in India. Sluggish corporate investment would not …, this paper analyzes the reasons for the slowdown and discusses how India can boost corporate investment, using both macro …
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India’s growth spillovers to South Asia
Ding, Ding; Masha, Iyabo - 2012
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