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Foundational mathematics and reading skills of Filipino students over a generation
Igarashi, Takiko; Suryadarma, Daniel - 2021
Children around the world largely rely on the formal educational system to teach them foundational mathematics and reading skills. The inability of an educational system to do so may indicate it has structural constraints. In this paper, we take advantage of three rounds of a nationally...
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Two decades of structural transformation and dynamics of income equality in indonesia
Dartanto, Teguh; Zheng Wen Yuan, Edith; Sofiyandi, Yusuf - 2017
and inequality in Indonesia by applying Theil’s L decomposition (both static and dynamic) to the National Socio … been seen in other developing countries, Indonesia has experienced an agriculture–service transition, before the industry … sector has matured. Moreover, the Inverted U Kuznet curve exists in Indonesia. Inequality will increase in tandem with an …
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In-kind transfer and child development : evidence from subsidized rice program in Indonesia
Gupta, Prachi; Huang, Bihong - 2018
in Indonesia. Using data from five rounds of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) covering the period of 1993 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011811870
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Patterns of inclusive growth in developing Asia : insights from an enhanced growth-poverty elasticity analysis
Habito, Cielito F. - 2009
The primary objective of this research is to identify key factors that explain the observed wide variation in patterns of inclusiveness of economic growth - defined here as gross domestic product (GDP) growth that leads to significant poverty reduction - in Asia. In exploring this relationship,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901395
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When globalization meets urbanization : labor market reform, income inequality, and economic growth in the People's Republic of China
Lu, Ming; Gao, Hong - 2009
The development path that the People's Republic of China (PRC) has been following during the past thirty years has led to both internal and external economic imbalances, and is now greatly challenged by the global crisis. This unbalanced growth path was primarily a result of the PRC's labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901566
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The relationship between structural change and inequality : a conceptual overview with special reference to developing Asia
Aizenman, Joshua; Lee, Minsoo; Park, Donghyun - 2012
Structural change has a far-reaching impact on inequality. It exposes the population to challenges and opportunities. Foreign trade and technological progress have been widely put forth as a structural driver of inequality. Broader structural change, such as demographic transition, can also...
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The five-phases of economic development and institutional evolution in China and Japan
Aoki, Masahiko - 2011
Based on the variable rate of gross domestic product per capita growth and its sources, this paper first identifies five phases of economic development that are common to China, Japan, and Korea: M (Malthusian), G (government-led), K (à la Kuznets), H (human capital based) and PD (post...
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Rising inequality in Asia and policy implications
Zhuang, Juzhong; Kanbur, Ravi; Rhee, Changyong - 2014
This paper looks at the recent trends of rising inequality in developing Asia, asks why inequality matters, examines the driving forces of rising inequality, and proposes policy options for tackling high and rising inequality. Technological change, globalization, and market-oriented reform have...
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Understanding the pattern of growth and equity in the People's Republic of China
Liu, Minquan - 2011
There are likely to be many factors which have together shaped the current pattern of growth and equity in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Among them are the foundations laid in the pre-1978 era, especially in respect of land-related institutional reforms and social sector investments....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009383061
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Structural transformation, growth, and inequality : evidence from Viet Nam
Sarma, Vengadeshvaran; Paul, Saumik; Wan, Guanghua - 2017
We examine whether structural transformation leads to growth and income inequality in Viet Nam. Using three rounds of the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey (2002, 2006, and 2010), we estimate re-centered influence functions to construct a decomposition analysis. Our results indicate that...
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