This paper examines the role of education as causal channel through which growing up poor affects the economic outcomes …, our results reveal a significant role of education in this intergenerational transmission. These results are particularly …

and inequality, and by their distributional characteristic. Our findings suggest that public transfers can be effective … unit subsidies limit the redistributive, poverty and inequality impacts of even the most targeted social assistance …

strengthened further, starting at the early school years, as not all children benefit from early childhood education and care …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the … forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the …

of fiscal policy interventions on inequality and poverty. Specifically, we analyze the distributional incidence of direct …-kind transfers generated by public services in health and education. The results show that Grenada has a tax system that is neutral …

We evaluate the aggregate, distributional and welfare consequences of alternative government education policies to … general equilibrium overlapping generations model with intergenerational linkages, a higher education choice as well as a … disciplined by US household survey data on income, wealth, education and time use. Studying the transitions induced by unexpected …

This paper examines the role of education as causal channel through which growing up poor affects the economic outcomes …, our results reveal a significant role of education in this intergenerational transmission. These results are particularly …

recently and thus cannot explain the rising welfare receipt. Following theoretical predictions, the probability that a rational …

recently and thus cannot explain the rising welfare receipt. Following theoretical predictions, the probability that a rational …

disposable income inequality and poverty rose markedly between 2006 and 2009 primarily due to the launching of a noncontributory … on education and health was also sizeable and equalizing, but to a lesser degree. An assessment of fiscal funding sources …