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We analyze microdata from Mexico's survey on household income and expenditures (ENIGH) to study the evolution of income … inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected by government social policy. We find …
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Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? We look at four key case studies across advanced and emerging markets-the Nordics, India, Brazil, and Egypt-to try to answer this question. We highlight qualitatively in these countries the key components of inclusive growth models,...
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variable (IAV) to establish the effects of foreign aid on economic growth or the reduction of poverty. The common assumption in …
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A hypothetical European Minimum Wage (MW) set at 60 percent of each country's median wage would reduce in-work poverty … but have limited effects on overall poverty, as many poor households do not earn a wage near MW and higher unemployment …
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Employment is key to combating poverty. Thus, detractors of social assistance programs argue that they create …
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This study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub … institutional freedom, and island economies are important control variables that help explain the variability of poverty across …
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, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that …
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for poverty alleviation. Although there are likely to be substantial efficiency gains from tariff reductions, these accrue … costeffective approach to poverty alleviation. Such an approach should be financed by switching revenue raising from rice tariffs to …
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This article investigates how financial development helps to reduce poverty directly through the McKinnon conduit …
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This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty …
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