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Economic Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty in Poland During Transition
Paci, Pierella; Sasin, Martin J.; Verbeek, Jos - 2013
The authors attempt to analyze the linkages between macroeconomic policies and economic growth variables, their movement over time, and their impact on poverty in the case of Poland. Poland, a middle-income country, is of particular interest because its data sources allow for a relatively...
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Fiscal Decentralization and Fiscal Performance
Shah, Anwar - 2012
decentralization is associated with improved fiscal performance and better functioning of internal common markets. Fiscal policy … discipline. Fiscal decentralization poses significant challenges for macroeconomic management. These challenges require careful …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554241
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On the Measurement and Impact of Fiscal Decentralization
Ebel, Robert D.; Yilmaz, Serdar - 2013
important to achieve in development objectives is changing as fiscal decentralization reforms are being pursued by many … countries around the world. In this context, a number of studies have attempted to quantify the impact of decentralization by … decentralization is surprisingly difficult to measure. Nearly all cases examining the relationship between decentralization and …
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A general rank-dependent approach for distributional comparisons
Palmisano, Flaviana; Petrillo, Ida - 2021
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A consistent assessment of social welfare by two methodologies : the theory and evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study database
Kot, Stanisław Maciej; Paradowski, Piotr R. - 2024
Research background: Applied welfare economics offers various social welfare functions (SWF) for appraising income distributions. Social planners commonly use two SWFs: SWFε implied by income inequality aversion (ε) and SWFv implied by rank inequality aversion (v). However, a voluntary choice...
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Structural transformation and income distribution : Kuznets and beyond
Kanbur, Ravi - 2017
This paper explores the question of structural transformation and income distribution through the eyes of the pioneer in such analysis, Simon Kuznets. It argues that his 1955 paper stands the test of time in providing insights which are relevant to understanding current phenomena like the...
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Growth and income redistribution components of changes in poverty : a decomposition analysis for Ireland, 1987 - 2005
Are, Wasiu Adekunle - 2012
This study analysed the contribution of economic growth and redistribution components to aggregate poverty changes in Ireland from 1987-2005, using the Shapley value decomposition approach. The analysis used the household disposable income data from the Household Budget Survey to calculate...
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Inequality and growth : how social mobility reshapes the main theoretical channels
Campomanes, Ignacio - 2022
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Trade, growth and economic inequality in the Asia-Pacific region : lessons for policymakers
Greaney, Theresa M.; Karacaovali, Baybars - 2016
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Economic growth, income distribution, and climate change
Rezai, Armon; Taylor, Lance; Foley, Duncan K. - 2017
We present a model based on Keynesian aggregate demand and labor productivity growth to study how climate damage affects the long-run evolution of the economy. Climate change induced by greenhouse gas lowers profitability, reducing investment and cutting output in the short and long runs....
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