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In this paper, we revisit the inequality-growth relationship using an enhanced panel data set with improved inequality data and special attention to the role of transition countries. We base our analysis on the specification of Forbes (2000), but also address the functional form concerns raised...
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In this paper, we revisit the inequality-growth relationship using an enhanced panel data set with improved inequality data and special attention to the role of transition countries. We base our analysis on the specification of Forbes (2000), but also address the functional form concerns raised...
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on several development outcomes, such as female education, fertility, child mortality and corruption, controlling for … relevant determinants. As the measure of corruption we use the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), considering alternative … fertility and corruption regardless of the weighting procedure, while for female education and child mortality only the SIGI …
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Migration continues to be a very important income diversification strategy, especially for poor populations in developing countries. However, while there has been much analysis on the economic consequences of migration for migrants and the receiving regions, whether internal migration improves...
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. Our global analysis covering ca. 81 per cent of the world s population demonstrates that global well-being is at least 50 … per cent smaller than world per capita income if the unequal income distribution is also factored in. Conversely, growth … in world well-being has been larger than world income growth between 1970-1998. Since the inclusion of inequality has an …
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We use several well-being measures that combine average income with a measure of inequality to undertake international, intertemporal, and global comparisons of well-being. The conclusions emerging from the analysis are that our well-being measures drastically change our impression of levels of...
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