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inequality, not particularly because of the impact of income inequality on long-term growth (which is a controversial issue), but … public finance structures and different levels of effectiveness and there is room for improvement in the growth and equality … what is suggested in the literature. Better fiscal rules and good fiscal institutions are needed to safeguard growth- and …
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macroeconomic imbalances, high inflation, low growth, as well as low-quality public policies. When redistributive efforts are short … that reduce growth and thwart poverty reduction efforts. The argument of this paper is that there are various possible …
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This paper seeks to identify the most promising fiscal strategy to boost long-term economic growth in Argentina and … quantify its effects. To this end, the authors updated a growth-diagnostics study for Argentina and corroborated that low … improved appropriability and long-term growth. …
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This study is a first contribution to prioritization across productivity determinant capabilities that attempts to obtain the equivalent of a "shadow price" for each of these capabilities by estimating their impact on the success a country may have in reaching higher income per capita groups....
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According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries’ growth would benefit from reductions in barriers to trade … intermediate goods, did lead to faster growth in a manner consistent with theory. …
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spending across different functions to achieve higher growth. While most papers restrict their analysis to the size of … government, much less is known about the composition of spending and its implications for long-term growth. This paper sheds … expenditures, enhance growth in Latin America. This paper uses a novel dataset on physical and human capital and detailed public …
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economic development and growth is still in its infancy. In order to facilitate further necessary research on this topic, this …
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The question of whether changes in income inequality affect CO2 emissions remains a topic of debate at both theoretical and empirical levels. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of changes in the full spectre of income distribution on consumptionbased CO2 emissions per capita. To...
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Why do individuals' preferences for redistribution often diverge widely from their material self-interest? Using an original online survey experiment spanning eight countries and 12,000 respondents across Latin America, one of the most unequal regions in the world, we find significant evidence...
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In well-functioning democracies, the policymaking process should in principle respond to persistent economic inequality with corrective policies. This process is set in motion through majority demands for redistributive taxation and spending that elected representatives eventually supply through...
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