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We develop a model of the interdependencies between migration, remittances and inequality, and investigate how migration and subsequent remittances affect inter-household inequality in the origin communities. An important feature of our model is that we take into account the impact of migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319879
We develop a model of the interdependencies between migration, remittances and inequality, and investigate how migration and subsequent remittances affect inter-household inequality in the origin communities. An important feature of our model is that we take into account the impact of migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261545
for global inequality. We develop and parameterize a two-sector, two-class, world economy model that endogenizes education … in the world distribution of skills, slow-growing urbanization in developing countries and a rebound in income inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011910583
for global inequality. We develop and parameterize a two-sector, two-class, world economy model that endogenizes education … in the world distribution of skills, slow-growing urbanization in developing countries and a rebound in income inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910758
the 21st century. We develop and parametrize a dynamic, stylized model of the world economy that accounts for the key … factor productivity (TFP) between emerging and high-income countries, and the absence of economic takeoff in Africa. It … predicts a rise in the income share of Asia (from 38 to 59 percent of the world income) and in the demographic share of Africa …
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We develop a model of the interdependencies between migration, remittances and inequality, and investigate how migration and subsequent remittances affect inter-household inequality in the origin communities. An important feature of our model is that we take into account the impact of migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822274
One of the most salient features of developing economies is the existence of a large informal sector. This paper uses quantitative theory to study the dynamic implications of informality on wage inequality, human capital accumulation, child labor and long-run growth. Our model can generate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010733809
We develop a model of the interdependencies between migration, remittances and inequality, and investigate how migration and subsequent remittances affect inter-household inequality in the origin communities. An important feature of our model is that we take into account the impact of migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010615358
One of the most salient features of developing economies is the existence of a large informal sector. This paper uses quantitative theory to study the dynamic implications of informality on wage inequality, human capital accumulation, child labor and long-run growth. Our model can generate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328942