implications for our understanding of inequality, poverty, inclusivity of growth and development, world economic welfare, and the … distribution has become more relatively equal due to falling inter-country relative inequality, and that by some measures global … "inequality convergence" with previously more equal countries becoming less equal over time and the obverse. We provide support …

Surveys (DHS) which lack information on incomes. This makes an analysis of trends and determinants of poverty and inequality … poverty and inequality in Bolivia. …

Income differences arise from many sources. While some kinds of inequality, caused by effort differences, might be … Surveys, to revisit the question of whether inequality is associated with economic growth and, in particular, to examine … whether inequality of opportunity - driven by circumstances at birth - has a negative effect on subsequent growth. Results are …

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 …

In spite of the great U-turn that saw income inequality rise in Western countries in the 1980s, happiness inequality …

Advanced economies have a significantly longer history of using fiscal policy to tackle inequality and promote … policy can have a significant effect on inequality which provides some cause for optimism about its equity …

This paper examines how inequality could be tackled through structural transformation using unit record data from the … Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for Africa. Results suggest inequality between countries tends to be higher when the share of …' contributions to employment or value-added of the gross domestic product (GDP). On the other hand, within-country inequality tends …