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Prices, Engel Curves, and Time-Space Deflation: Impacts on Poverty and Inequality in Vietnam

Gibson, John; Le, Trinh; Kim, Bonggeun - In: The World Bank Economic Review 31 (2017) 2, pp. 504-530

Many developing countries lack spatially disaggregated price data. Some analysts use no-price methods by using a food Engel curve to derive the deflator as that needed for nominally similar households to have equal food shares in all regions and time periods. This method cannot be tested in...

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Was fehlt in der EVS?. Eine Verteilungsanalyse hoher Einkommen mit der verknüpften Einkommensteuerstatistik für Selbständige und abhängig Beschäftigte / What is Missing in the EVS?. A Distributional Analysis of High Income With the Merged Income Tax Statistic for Self-Employed and Employees

Merz, Joachim - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 223 (2003) 1, pp. 58-90

Zusammenfassung Prominente Mikrodatenbasis für die Analyse von Einkommen und ihrer Verteilung ist die Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe (EVS). Allerdings sind hohe Einkommen über der „Abschneidegrenze" von 35 000 DM Haushaltsnettoeinkommen pro Monat nicht vorhanden. In dieser Studie wird...

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Macroeconomics of structural adjustment and public finances in developing countries : A heterodox perspective

Nayyar, Deepak - In: International Journal of Development Issues 7 (2008) 1, pp. 4-28

Purpose – This essay aims to analyze the process of structural adjustment in developing countries. Its focus is on macroeconomic stabilization in the short‐term, but the analysis is situated in a wider context to consider how it relates to the implications of structural reform in the...

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Asymmetric central bank's preference and inflation rate in Jordan

Sweidan, Osama D. - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 26 (2009) 4, pp. 232-245

to explain inflation rate in a developing country. In addition, it seeks to help comprehend movements of inflation rate … in Jordan and to understand Central Bank of Jordan preferences regarding inflation rate and output. Design … ordinary least squares method. Findings – The empirical evidence from the Jordanian economy shows that inflation rate relies on …

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The long‐run Fisher effect in developing economies

Ahmad, Shabbir - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 27 (2010) 4, pp. 268-275

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test the validity of Fisher effect for four South Asian and two oil‐producing countries, namely India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach – The autoregressive distributed lag‐bound testing...

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After the Crisis

Zoellick, Robert B. - In: Development Outreach 11 (2009) 3, pp. 2-5

In 2009, we are living through an upheaval that is changing our world. What will be the implications for the future? …

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Beijing Consensus Or Washington Consensus : What Explains China’s Economic Success?

Yao, Yang - In: Development Outreach 13 (2011) 1, pp. 26-31

China’s remarkable economic growth is often attributed to strong government intervention that can mobilize large amounts of resources to clear any bottleneck to growth or institutional change. This approach is often referred to as the Beijing Consensus (BC) as compared to the Washington...

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Are All the Sacred Cows Dead? Implications of the Financial Crisis for Macro- and Financial Policies

Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli; Servén, Luis - In: World Bank Research Observer 25 (2010) 1, pp. 91-124

The recent global financial crisis has shaken the confidence of industrial and developing countries alike in the very blueprint of the financial and macropolicies that underlie the Western capitalist systems. In an effort to contain the crisis from spreading, the authorities in the United States...

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Premature deindustrialization and inequality

Grabowski, Richard - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 2, pp. 154-168

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to determine why premature deindustrialization is occurring in many developing countries. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical structure for explaining premature deindustrialization is utilized. Then the comparative experiences of a number of developing...

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Factors affecting the intensity of nonfarm participation among ethnic minorities in Northwest Mountains, Vietnam

Tran, Tuyen Quang; Vu, Huong Van; Doan, Tinh Thanh - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 4, pp. 417-430

Purpose – Little econometric evidence exists on the determinants of nonfarm participation among ethnic minorities in Vietnam. The purpose of this paper is to examine the intensity of nonfarm participation and its correlates among ethnic minority households in Northwest Mountains – the...

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