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Study of cash Waqf and its impact on poverty : case study of Iran
Hosseini, Sayyed Mohammad Sayyed; Salari, Taqi Ebrahimi; … - In: Atlantic review of economics : AROE 2 (2014)
examined. Hence, the purpose of this research is to analysis the role of cash waqf in investment increase in the form of … investment in the form of Islamic contracts and legal forms and by spending the profit of investment on poverty reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308149
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The Effect of Firm-Level Investment on Inequality and Poverty Around the World
Tosun, Mehmet Serkan; Watson, Ethan; Yildiz, Serhat - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of firm-level investment on the levels of income inequality and poverty. Using a … sample of firms from 87 countries for the period from 1979 to 2018, we document that firm-level investment is negatively … investment proxies, empirical model specifications, and a variety of country-level controls. Further evidence shows that firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014238707
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The impact of opportunity zones on private investment and economic activity
Corinth, Kevin; Feldman, Naomi - 2023 - This draft: November 13, 2023
-being of residents. A provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act aimed to spur private investment in low-income areas called … Opportunity Zones (OZs). We evaluate the impact of OZs on investment using data on the near-universe of commercial retail, office … estimates of the effect of OZ eligibility on census tract-level investment. Additional data from MasterCard show no robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014451260
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Does financial inclusion reduce poverty and income inequality in developing countries? : a panel data analysis
Omar, Md Abdullah; Inaba, Kazuo - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 9 (2020) 37, pp. 1-25
Financial inclusion is a key element of social inclusion, particularly useful in combat-ing poverty and income inequality by opening blocked advancement opportunities for disadvantaged segments of the population. This study intends to investigate the impact of financial inclusion on reducing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256406
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The role of social protection and tax policies in cushioning crisis impacts on income and poverty in low- and middle-income countries : a rapid scoping review
Oliveira, Rodrigo Carvalho; Lastunen, Jesse; … - 2023
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries enacted tax and social protection measures to help mitigate the economic hardship faced by individuals and households. This experience underscores the need to better understand the impact of such programmes on incomes and poverty during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013549875
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The effect of firm-level investment on inequality and poverty around the world
Tosun, Mehmet Serkan; Watson, Ethan D.; Yildiz, Serhat - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of firm-level investment on the levels of income inequality and poverty. Using a … sample of firms from 87 countries for the period from 1979 to 2018, we document that firm-level investment is negatively … investment proxies, empirical model specifications, and a variety of country-level controls. Further evidence shows that firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013433227
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Fiscal Policy and Poverty Convergence in Moroccan Localities
Sahibi, Youness - 2016
In this work we tried to analyze the effect of fiscal policy on local inequalities in Morocco. We studied the influence of the local finance management mode (debt, cash, etc.), on the reduction of poverty.Also, we are using data on expenditure and income shared between 2000 and 2007, we tested...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012989821
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Austerity Measures Threaten Children and Poor Households : Recent Evidence in Public Expenditures from 128 Developing Countries
Ortiz, Isabel; Chai, Jingqing; Cummins, Matthew - 2013
In the wake of the food, fuel and financial shocks, a fourth wave of the global economic crisis began to sweep across developing countries in 2010: fiscal austerity. Serving as an update of earlier research by UNICEF, this working paper: (i) examines the latest IMF government spending...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014177219
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The impact of opportunity zones on commercial investment and economic activity
Corinth, Kevin; Feldman, Naomi - 2022
the United States called Opportunity Zones (OZs). The goal of this provision was to spur private investment in OZs in … the impact of OZs on commercial investment and economic activity. Using data on the universe of all significant commercial … investments in the United States, we find that OZ selection led to practically no increase in investment in OZs. These findings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187185
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The relationship among tourism, poverty, and economic development in developing countries : a panel data regression analysis
Kim, Namhyun; Song, Hak-jun; Pyun, Ju Hyun - In: Tourism economics : the business and finance of tourism … 22 (2016) 6, pp. 1174-1190
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011711824