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Decomposing the contribution of migration to poverty reduction : methodology and application to Tanzania
Christiaensen, Luc J.; De Weerdt, Joachim; Kanbur, Ravi - In: Applied economics letters 26 (2019) 12, pp. 978-982
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012204461
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Decomposing the contribution of migration to poverty reduction : methodology and application to Tanzania
Christiaensen, Luc J.; De Weerdt, Joachim; Kanbur, Ravi - 2018
In an economy with migration, poverty changes are composed of a number of forces, including the income gains and losses … measure the contributions of different migration streams to overall poverty change. An application to Tanzania shows the new … insights that are provided - in particular on the role of migration to secondary towns in poverty reduction. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913694
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Poverty effects of the minimum wage : the role of household employment composition
Fields, Gary S. (contributor); Han, Baran (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003748506
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How serious is the neglect of intra-household inequality?
Haddad, Lawrence James; Kanbur, Ravi - 2008
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Social protection, vulnerability and poverty
Kanbur, Ravi - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010490523
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How serious is the neglect of intra-household inequality?
Haddad, Lawrence James - 1989
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How should an optimal tax system react to a crisis? : simulation results for Zambia
Miao, Dingquan; Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka - 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic increased public debt and changed the income distribution in many countries. We use a numerical simulation approach to derive optimal nonlinear marginal tax rates for the pre-crisis and crisis periods. We contribute to the literature by examining optimal tax rates...
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Investigating the feasibility of a national minimum wage for South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Caetano, Tara; Jourdan, Benjamin; … - 2016
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A theory of employment guarantees : contestability, credibility and distributional concerns
Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Kanbur, Ravi - In: Journal of public economics 93 (2009) 3/4, pp. 482-497
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A theory of employment guarantees : contestability, credibility and distributional concerns
Basu, Amab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2006
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