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The Effect of Firm-Level Investment on Inequality and Poverty around the World
Tosun, Mehmet S.; Watson, Ethan D.; Yildiz, Serhat - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of firm-level investment on the levels of income inequality and poverty. Using a …-level investment is also negatively related to several measures of poverty. Overall, our results indicate that firm-level capital … reducing inequality and poverty. Our results may also be beneficial to policy makers as they consider a variety of regulatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470443
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A Survey of the Role of Fiscal Policy in Addressing Income Inequality, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk - 2014
poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient … into a middle income country (ADB, 2014). This has stimulated the need to understand causes of inequality and poverty for … poverty because they will substantially undermine the economic growth if left unchecked (ADB, 2014). The objective of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352313
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A Survey of the Role of Fiscal Policy in Addressing Income Inequality, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient … into a middle income country (ADB, 2014). This has stimulated the need to understand causes of inequality and poverty for … poverty because they will substantially undermine the economic growth if left unchecked (ADB, 2014). The objective of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884285
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Should easier access to international credit replace foreign aid?
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Lahiri, Sajal; Younas, Javed - 2011
We examine the interaction between foreign aid and binding borrowing constraint for a recipient country. We also analyze how these two instruments affect economic growth via non-linear relationships. First of all, we develop a two-country, two-period trade-theoretic model to develop testable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282320
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Financial Development and the Distribution of Income in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bacarreza, Canavire; Javier, Gustavo; Rioja, Felix - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
One of the central concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been the reduction of poverty and inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233762
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Should Easier Access to International Credit Replace Foreign Aid?
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Lahiri, Sajal; Younas, Javed - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We examine the interaction between foreign aid and binding borrowing constraint for a recipient country. We also analyze how these two instruments affect economic growth via non-linear relationships. First of all, we develop a two-country, two-period trade-theoretic model to develop testable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325434
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Adopting Mobile Money: Evidence from an Experiment in Rural Africa
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2020
Who uses mobile money? What is mobile money used for? This paper describes the mobile money adoption patterns following the experimental introduction of mobile money for the first time in rural areas of Southern Mozambique. We use a combination of administrative and household survey data to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180127
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Can a Mobile-App-Based Behavioral Intervention Teach Financial Skills to Youth? Experimental Evidence from a Financial Diaries Study
Frisancho, Veronica; Herrera, Alejandro; Prina, Silvia - 2023
We study the impact of a mobile-app-based behavioral intervention on youth's financial literacy and financial behavior. To maximize the chances to reach out-of-school youth, we provided access to a user-friendly budget recording tool coupled with biweekly enumerators' visits and SMSs during a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377207
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Financial Inclusion and Threshold Effects in Carbon Emissions
Ben Cheikh, Nidhaleddine; Rault, Christophe - 2024
While the financial inclusion would induce greater pollutant emissions through its impact of economic activity, the increased access to financial services may unleash investments in green technologies. This papier investigates whether the financial inclusion influences the dynamic of carbon...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015061926
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Welfare Implications of India's Employment Guarantee Programme with a Wage Payment Delay
Basu, Parantap; Sen, Kunal - 2015
We examine the efficacy of a popular anti-poverty programme, namely the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401729