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Bacchetta, Marc; Cerra, Valerie; Piermartini, Roberta; … - 2021

This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition, especially from EMEs like China, spurring trade tensions and...

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The distribution of gains from globalization

Lang, Valentin; Mendes Tavares, Marina - 2018

We study economic globalization as a multidimensional process and investigate its effect on incomes. In a panel of 147 … countries during 1970-2014, we apply a new instrumental variable, exploiting globalization's geographically diffusive character …, and find differential gains from globalization both across and within countries: Income gains are substantial for …

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Financial globalization and inequality : capital flows as a two-edged sword

Eichengreen, Barry; Csonto, Balazs; ElGanainy, Asmaa Adel; … - 2021

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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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Globalization and Income Inequality : A European Perspective

Harjes, Thomas - 2007

There is growing concern in Europe over the impact of globalization on high and evenly shared living standards. These …

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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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Inequality in good and bad times : a cross-country approach

Hacibedel, Burcu; Mandon, Pierre; Muthoora, Priscilla; … - 2019

This paper provides evidence of a strong relationship between the short-term dynamics of growth and inequality in developing economies. We find that reductions in inequality during growth upswings are largely reversed during growth slowdowns. Using a new methodology (mediation analysis), we...

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Inequality, Poverty, and Growth : Cross-Country Evidence

Iradian, Garbis - 2005

This paper examines the empirical relationship between inequality and growth, and analyzes the impacts of growth, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that reduces measurement error and ensures comparability...

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Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction : Stylized Facts and An Overview of Research

Cashin, Paul - 2001

This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction. Using the Human Development Index as a measure of well-being, the progress made by 100 countries during 1975–98 is presented, and its association with macroeconomic...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401618

What Makes Growth Sustained?

Ostry, Jonathan David - 2008

We identify structural breaks in economic growth in 140 countries and use these to define ""growth spells:"" periods of high growth preceded by an upbreak and ending either with a downbreak or with the end of the sample. Growth spells tend to be shorter in African and Latin American countries...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401753

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