In this paper we test a general equilibrium model of the size and growth of government developed by Dao and Esfahani (1995) using OECD cross-sectional and US time-series data. The model is based on the assumption that various socioeconomic groups try to redistribute income in their favor....

Develops a general equilibrium model of the growth of government based on the attempts of various socio‐economic groups to redistribute income in their own favour. In the non‐cooperative equilibrium of our model under free political competition, every group in the economy pays taxes at rates...

In this paper we test a general equilibrium model of the size and growth of government developed by Dao and Esfahani (1995) using OECD cross‐sectional and US time‐series data. The model is based on the assumption that various socioeconomic groups try to redistribute income in their favor....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically test a more comprehensive model of economic growth using a sample of 28 lower middle-income developing countries. Design/methodology/approach: The authors modify the conventional neoclassical growth model to account for the impact of the...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of the components of human capital on the extent of poverty and income distribution in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – Data for all variables are from the World Development Report, 2006 and 2007. The least-squares estimation...

This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of rural poverty in developing countries. Using data from a sample of 32 developing countries we are able to show that income redistribution in favor of the poorest 10 percent of the population, improving the productivity of agricultural workers,...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to extend a theoretical model due to Ljungqvist and data from a sample of 19 developing economies to empirically test it. Design/methodology/approach – Data for all variables are from the 2005 Human Development Report and the 2006 World Development Report....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the determinants of rural and national poverty, of income distribution, and of agricultural growth in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – Data for all variables are from the 2008 World Development Report. The author applies...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess the effect of the factors contributing to the recovery from this crisis in terms of national GDP growth among the G7, Asian7, and Latin American7 countries. Design/methodology/approach The author uses a multivariate regression analysis...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of the components of human capital on the extent of poverty and income distribution in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – Data for all variables are from the World Development Report , 2006 and 2007. The least‐squares...