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Chapter 20. Globalization and Inequality
Kanbur, Ravi - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 2, (pp. 1845-1881). 2015
To what extent can increasing inequality be explained by globalization? And if there is a connection, what if anything … chapter goes well beyond these concerns to take in the effects of crises on inequality, globalization and gender inequality … developments in the design of national and global policy to address the challenges of globalization and inequality are presented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025325
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The global inequality boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andrew - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012887946
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The Global Inequality Boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andy - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083786
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The global inequality boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andrew - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170291
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The Global Inequality Boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andy - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a ‘sunshine’ narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013296601
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Intergenerationalities : some educational questions on quality, quantity and opportunity
Kanbur, Ravi - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003837931
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Urbanization and Inequality in Asia
Kanbur, Ravi - 2015
This paper provides a quantitative analysis of how the changing dual economic structure and urbanization affect inequality in Asia. Focusing on data for four countries — the Peoples' Republic of China, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines — the paper asks three questions. First, how much of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024711
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Urbanization and Inequality in Asia
Kanbur, Ravi - 2013
This paper provides a quantitative analysis of how the changing dual economic structure and urbanization affect inequality in Asia. Focusing on data for four countries — the Peoples' Republic of China, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines — the paper asks three questions. First, how much of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082483
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Employer Power, Labor Saving Technical Change, and Inequality
Chau, Nancy H.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2018
How does employer power mediate the impact of labor saving technical change on inequality? This question has largely been neglected in the recent literature on the wage and distributional consequences of automation, where the labor market is assumed to be competitive. In a simple task-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873523
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Employer power, labor saving technical change, and inequality
Chau, Nancy H.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2018
How does employer power mediate the impact of labor saving technical change on inequality? This question has largely been neglected in the recent literature on the wage and distributional consequences of automation, where the labor market is assumed to be competitive. In a simple task-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011859428