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 …

This paper demonstrates that high and rising corruption increases income inequality and poverty by reducing economic … and poverty …

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 …

decline in earnings, extreme poverty and the Gini coefficient based on labor income increased by around 9.2 and 5 percentage … than offset the labor income losses for the bottom four deciles, however, such that poverty relative to the pre … ended in late 2020. The challenge will be to avoid a sharp increase in poverty and inequality if the labor market does not …

Addressing the poverty and distributional impacts of carbon pricing reforms is critical for the success of ambitious … which carbon pricing can potentially affect poverty and inequality. It finds that the channels differ in important ways …

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 reducing poverty, but its impact on inequality is ambiguous and depends on …

Price index compilers frequently face situations where price observations are missing due to seasonal unavailability … indices. This paper presents statistical imputation techniques that index compilers can use to prevent bias and suggests the …