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consumption distribution, poverty and inequality for the world and specific country aggregates. …
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consumption distribution, poverty, and inequality for the world and specific country aggregates. …
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of poverty rates and inequality levels. We also estimate a heterogeneous response to the mining-abundant condition …, finding stronger responses in lower-poverty, higher-inequality districts. Finally, we find a trend suggesting incremental … activities, on the reduction of poverty and inequality. …
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The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially classified by the World Bank as middle-income countries. Of course nothing happens when a country crosses a (somewhat) arbitrary threshold in per capita income but it does matter...
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What has happened to inequality between and within countries since 1990? In this paper we explore who have been the … winners and losers from global growth since 1990. We find that falls in total global inequality in the last 30 years are …
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This paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries … taxes promoted the progressivity of the tax system and contributed to the reduction of inequality. Yet, the effectiveness of …
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biased estimates of inequality of opportunity. These shortcomings may be particularly pronounced for emerging economies in … extent of upward and downward bias in inequality of opportunity estimates for a set of twelve emerging economies. Our … findings suggest strongly downward biased estimates of inequality of opportunity in these countries. To the contrary, there is …
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biased estimates of inequality of opportunity. These shortcomings are particularly pronounced for emerging economies in which … bounds of inequality of opportunity for a set of emerging economies. Thereby, we address recent critiques that worry about … the prevalence of lower bound estimates and the ensuing scope for downplaying the normative significance of inequality. …
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of ‘inclusive growth’ must overcome the challenges prompted by reduced inequalities between countries, growing inequality …
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growth" must overcome the challenges that come with reduced inequalities between countries, growing inequality within …
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