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The Role of Education Quality for Economic Growth

Hanushek, Eric A.; W????mann, Ludger - 2012

cognitive skills of the population-rather than mere school attainment-are powerfully related to individual earnings, to the …

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The Relative Richness of the Poor? Natural Resources, Human Capital and Economic Growth

Bravo-Ortega, Claudio; de Gregorio, Jos?? - 2012

Are natural resources a blessing or a curse? The authors present a model in which natural resources have a positive effect on the level of income and a negative effect on its growth rate. The positive and permanent effect on income implies a welfare gain. There is a growth effect stemming from a...

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Knowledge and Development : A Cross-Section Approach

Chen, Derek H. C.; Dahlman, Carl J. - 2013

This paper assesses the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a significant...

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Stuck in the Middle? Human Capital Development and Economic Growth

Jimenez, Emmanuel; Nguyen, Vy; Patrinos, Harry Anthony - 2013

The challenge of sustaining economic growth over the long term is one that only a few countries have been able to surmount. Slowing momentum in countries like Malaysia and Thailand has led analysts and policy makers to consider what it would take to lift them out of middle-income status, where...

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Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America

Go??i, Edwin; L??pez, J. Humberto; Serv??n, Luis - 2012

Income inequality in Latin America ranks among the highest in the world. It can be traced back to the unequal distribution of assets (especially land and education) in the region. But the extent to which asset inequality translates into income inequality depends on the redistributive capacity of...

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Inequality in Latin America : Determinants and Consequences

Lopez, J. Humberto; Perry, Guillermo - 2012

Latin America is together with Sub-Saharan Africa the most unequal region of the world. This paper documents recent inequality trends in the Latin American region, going beyond traditional measures of income inequality. The paper also reviews some of the explanations that have been put forward...

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Earnings Inequality Within and Across Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Groups in Four Latin American Countries

Cunningham, Wendy; Jacobsen, Joyce P. - 2012

Latin American countries are generally characterized as displaying high income and earnings inequality overall along … well as Gini indices, and 90/10 and 50/10 percentile comparisons) that within-group earnings inequality rather than between …-group earnings inequality is the main contributor to overall earnings inequality. Simulations in which the relatively disadvantaged …

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Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence

Ferreira, Francisco H.G.; Ravallion, Martin - 2012

Drawing on a compilation of data from household surveys representing 130 countries, many over a period of 25 years, this paper reviews the evidence on levels and recent trends in global poverty and income inequality. It documents the negative correlations between both poverty and inequality...

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The Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity : Theory and an Application to Latin America

Ferreira, Francisco H.G.; Gignoux, J??r??mie - 2012

earnings, household income per capita and household consumption per capita in six Latin American countries. Following John …

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Hunting for Leopards : Long Run Country Income Dynamics in Africa

Arbache, Jorge Saba; Page, John - 2012

This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. They analyze changes in cross-country income structure and convergence, and look for evidence of...

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