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Structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growth in Bangladesh
Raihan, Selim; Khan, Sunera Saba - 2020
The Bangladesh economy has undergone significant structural changes over the last four decades. The share of … overwhelmingly salient component of Bangladesh's export composition, this is due primarily to the rapid expansion of the ready … Bangladesh economy, aiming to tackle inequality and promote inclusive growth. …
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Foreign capital inflow and economic growth in Cameroon
Fambon, Samuel - 2013
direct investment) on economic growth in Cameroon. Using the autoregressive distributive lag approach to cointegration and …
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Earnings inequality and the changing nature of work : evidence from Labour Force Survey data of Bangladesh
Bidisha, Sayema Haque; Mahmood, Tanveer; Rahman, Mahir A. - 2021
different rounds of Labour Force Survey data of Bangladesh and combined it with occupation network data of the United States …
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The developer's dilemma : a survey of structural transformation and inequality dynamics
Alisjahbana, Armida S.; Kim, Kyunghoon; Sen, Kunal; … - 2020
This paper discusses the 'developer's dilemma' - a tension emerging from the fact that developing countries are simultaneously seeking structural transformation and broad-based growth to raise incomes of the poor. Simon Kuznets originally hypothesized that structural transformation may have a...
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Another look at foreign aid
Ranis, Gustav - 2013
The foreign aid landscape has undergone a paradigm shift in the last few decades, with changes in the behaviour of 'traditional' donors and a new focus on selectivity in aid disbursement, as well as 'new' donors and South-South co-operation playing an increasingly important role. Amidst these...
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Spatial and temporal multidimensional poverty in Nigeria
Ajakaiye, Olu; Jerome, Afeikhena T.; Olaniyan, Olanrewaju; … - 2015
Nigeria has recorded impressive growth in the last decade, yet the impact of this growth on poverty reduction remains unclear. This paper appraises spatial and temporal non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the first-order dominance approach. It examines five welfare indicators:...
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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : cross-country analysis
Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015
In the great majority of Latin American countries in the 2000s, economic growth took place and brought about improvements in almost all labour market indicators and consequent reductions in poverty rates. Across countries, economic growth was not all that mattered; external factors were...
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Inequality and growth : a review on a great open debate in economics
Baselgia, Enea; Foellmi, Reto - 2022
What is the relationship between inequality and growth? This question has occupied and fascinated social scientists for more than a century. This article critically reviews the recent empirical and theoretical literature on the complex interplay between inequality and economic growth. Inequality...
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Impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Sierra Leone : empirical analysis
Kargbo, Philip Michael - 2012
approach and the Johansen maximum likelihood approach to cointegration for the period 1970-2007, we find that foreign aid has a … ; foreign aid ; cointegration ; Sierra Leone ; ARDL ; post-war …
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The effect of climate change on economic growth : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Alagidede, Paul; Adu, George; Frimpong, Prince Boakye - 2014
-Saharan Africa. Using data on two climate variables, temperature and precipitation, and employing panel cointegration techniques, we …
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