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Why are the Critics so Convinced that Globalization is Bad for the Poor?

Aisbett, Emma - 2005

Proponents of globalization often conclude that its critics are ignorant or self-motivated. In doing so, they have … missed a valuable opportunity to discover both how best to communicate the benefits of globalization, and how to improve on … the current model of globalization. This paper examines the values, beliefs and facts that lead critics to the view that …

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Globalization, Labor Income, and Poverty in Mexico

Hanson, Gordon H. - 2005

's decade of globalization in the 1990's. I focus the analysis on men born in states with either high-exposure or low …-exposure to globalization, as measured by the share of foreign direct investment, imports, or export assembly in state GDP …

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Winners and Losers Over Two Centuries of Globalization

Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2002

The world has seen two globalization booms over the past two centuries, and one bust. The first global century ended … globalization on commodity price structure, the causes of protection, the impact of world migration on poverty eradication, and the …

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Income and Poverty in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Han, Jeehoon - 2020

This paper addresses the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing timely and accurate information on the impact of the current pandemic on income and poverty to inform the targeting of resources to those most affected and assess the success of current efforts. We construct new...

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The World Distribution of Income (estimated from Individual Country Distributions)

Sala-i-Martin, Xavier - 2002

We estimate the world distribution of income by integrating individual income distributions for 125 countries between 1970 and 1998. We estimate poverty rates and headcounts by integrating the density function below the $1/day and $2/day poverty lines. We find that poverty rates decline...

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Housing Precarity & the COVID-19 Pandemic : Impacts of Utility Disconnection and Eviction Moratoria on Infections and Deaths Across US Counties

Jowers, Kay; Timmins, Christopher; Bhavsar, Nrupen; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

. Our analysis quantifies the impact of these various economic policies on COVID-19 infection and death rates using panel …

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Finance, inequality, and poverty : cross-country evidence

Beck, Thorsten - 2004

"While substantial research finds that financial development boosts overall economic growth, we study whether financial development disproportionately raises the incomes of the poor and alleviates poverty. Using a broad cross-country sample, we distinguish among competing theoretical predictions...

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Inequality in India Declined During COVID

Gupta, Arpit; Malani, Anup; Woda, Bartosz - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We use a large, representative panel data set from India with monthly data on household finances to examine the …

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Macroeconomics, Income Distribution, and Poverty

Blank, Rebecca M. - 1985

This paper investigates the impacts of macroeconomic activity and policy on the poverty population. It is shown that both the poverty count and the income share of the lowest quintile of income recipients move significantly with the business cycle. The differential impact of inflation versus...

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African Poverty is Falling...Much Faster than You Think!

Sala-i-Martin, Xavier - 2010

The conventional wisdom that Africa is not reducing poverty is wrong. Using the methodology of Pinkovskiy and Sala-i-Martin (2009), we estimate income distributions, poverty rates, and inequality and welfare indices for African countries for the period 1970-2006. We show that: (1) African...

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