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Making New Zealand's economic growth more inclusive
Carey, David - 2015
New Zealand generally performs well in terms of economic and social inclusion. It has high employment rates, and education and health-care systems work well for most. However, some New Zealanders are stuck on low incomes and face material deprivation and multiple barriers to economic and social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399645
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Testing for Pro-Poorness of Growth Through the Tax System : The Mexican Case
Huesca, Luis - 2018
This research provides a detailed examination of the redistributive effect achieved by the tax system including total taxes and cash transfers targeting the contributors and households in the period 2002-2008-2014 for the Mexican regions and the country. We measure the impact on income growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012936322
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Economic Growth and Child Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh and China
Begum, Syeda Shahanara - 2014
This paper analyzes child poverty in Bangladesh and China during periods of rapid economic growth in both countries. It compares the extent as well as profile of child poverty in both countries. Comparisons on the extent of child poverty, over time and across countries, are made using a...
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Institutional responses to aging populations and economic growth : a panel data approach
Emerson, Patrick M.; Knabb, Shawn D.; Sirbu, Anca-Ioana - 2019
Will an aging population lower economic growth? Economists are generally concerned that the increase in life expectancy could lower economic growth, however, theory does not make a prediction. As life expectancy increases, so should household savings, which results in more physical capital per...
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Low social mobility in Bolivia : causes and consequences for development
Andersen, Lykke E. - 2001
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Low social mobility in Bolivia : causes and consequences for development
Andersen, Lykke E. - 2001
This paper investigates social mobility in Bolivia and discusses its implications for poverty reduction and long-run growth. Regressions based on household survey data show that social mobility is very low in Bolivia, even by Latin American standards. This is mainly caused by an inadequate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473897
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Poverty and Economic Growth in Mexico
Garza-Rodriguez, Jorge - 2020
analyzing this issue for the case of Mexico. Therefore, the objective of this paper was to analyze the relationship between … poverty and economic growth in Mexico, using a cointegration analysis with structural change for the period 1960–2016. The … poverty reduction). This estimate is similar to those obtained in other studies for the case of Mexico and for other …
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Growth, inequality and poverty dynamics in Mexico
Iniguez-Montiel, Alberto Javier; Kurosaki, Takashi - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 27 (2018), pp. 1-25
In this study, we examine the contributions of growth and redistribution to poverty reduction in Mexico during the … contributor to poverty reduction in Mexico. In the second part of our analysis, we compile a unique panel dataset at the state …
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Policies to promote growth and economic efficiency in Mexico
Arias, Javier; Azuara, Oliver; Bernal, Pedro; Heckman, … - 2010
stress in Mexico and this retards the growth of skills of workforce. (2) The informal sector is large, mostly due to the … workers outside the formal sector have promoted the growth of the informal sector. -- Mexico ; family policy ; informality …
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Policies to Promote Growth and Economic Efficiency in Mexico
Arias, Javier - 2010
stress in Mexico and this retards the growth of skills of workforce. (2) The informal sector is large, mostly due to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148068