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poverty. It shows the prevalence of non-positive incomes in high- and middle-income countries, provides an analysis of the … standard poverty indexes. It is argued that negative and zero incomes cannot be treated equally in terms of household well …-being and that standard methods used by practitioners fail to recognize this fact likely resulting in overestimations of poverty. …
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This chapter reviews the empirical evidence on the levels and trends in income/consumption inequality and poverty in … discussion of their determinants. There has been tremendous progress in the measurement of inequality and poverty in the … developing countries. It includes a discussion of data sources and measurement issues, evidence on the levels of inequality and …
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This chapter reviews the empirical evidence on the levels and trends in income/consumption inequality and poverty in … discussion of their determinants. There has been tremendous progress in the measurement of inequality and poverty in the … developing countries. It includes a discussion of data sources and measurement issues, evidence on the levels of inequality and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025342
in poverty and income inequality, up to 2010 or 2011 in most countries. We provide measures of the levels and trends in … each of these areas, as well as an integrated discussion of empirical choices made in the measurement of poverty, overall … income inequality, and inequality among those with top incomes. …
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investigate the impact of financial inclusion on reducing poverty and income inequality, and the determinants and conditional … robust evidence that financial inclusion significantly reduces poverty rates and income inequality in developing countries …Financial inclusion is a key element of social inclusion, particularly useful in combat-ing poverty and income …
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story. While in the majority of countries growth was the major factor behind falling or increasing poverty, inequality …, high initial levels of inequality limit the effectiveness of growth in reducing poverty while growing inequality reduces …The study presents recent global evidence on the transformation of economic growth to poverty reduction in developing …
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. -- income instability ; poverty ; inequality ; economic growth ; growth elasticity of poverty ; poverty trap …, is a factor slowing down poverty reduction. But it can also result in slower poverty reduction for a given average rate … of growth, due to poverty traps, often examined at the microeconomic level. Testing a model of poverty change on a panel …
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growth story. While in the majority of countries growth was the major factor behind falling or increasing poverty, inequality …, high initial levels of inequality limit the effectiveness of growth in reducing poverty while growing inequality reduces …The study presents recent global evidence on the transformation of economic growth to poverty reduction in developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008806987
revenue, which is spent for public goods (including education) and transfers (for poverty reduction). The efficient design of … poverty in an appropriate time period by transfers and vocational education measures for the grown-up as well as high quality … competition. -- Poverty ; human capital ; life-cycle analysis ; lifetime income ; education ; taxation ; transfers …
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In a polarised and highly unequal country such as South Africa, it is unlikely that a definition of the middle class that is based on an income threshold will adequately capture the political and social meanings of being middle class. We therefore propose a multi-dimensional definition, rooted...
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