be associated with acute social inequality and deep poverty. Many countries struggle to diversify their economies, and …

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. …

income distribution and social welfare for a developing country. The urban manufacturing sector is characterized by imperfect … urban firms to expand because of scale economies. However, urbanization may worsen wage inequality between skilled and … development policies may result in excessive entry of firms, which can amplify wage inequality in the economy. This entry …

distribution and social welfare for a developing country. The urban manufacturing sector is characterized by imperfect competition … firms to expand because of scale economies. However, urbanization may worsen wage inequality between skilled and unskilled … development policies may result in excessive entry of firms, which can amplify wage inequality in the economy. This entry …

Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market … poor households. Whether raising minimum wages reduces poverty depends not only on whether formal sector workers lose jobs …

Since the expansion of world trade in the 1980s, measures of inequality have risen not only in developed countries, but … empirically tests the effects of trade on wage inequality in a differentiated panel framework where countries are classified … pure “trade”- effects, supporting the Heckscher-Ohlin predictions of the effects of trade on wage inequality once the …

of ‘inclusive growth’ must overcome the challenges prompted by reduced inequalities between countries, growing inequality …