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The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between growth, inequality and poverty in the context of … 1964–2011. The regression model encompassing the impact of economic growth and inequality on poverty reflects that a 1 … squared poverty gap (SPG), evaluating 60 surveys for each poverty measure. The results conclude that out of the 180 growth …
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, both income poverty and inequality have decreased significantly and growth has been 'pro-poor', which is explained by … changes in inequality accounting for almost all the changes in poverty. The elasticity of poverty with respect to both growth … growth among factors of production and the distribution of income among households are the cornerstones of poverty reduction …
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for the years 1996 to 2004. We study the relationship between growth, inequality and poverty by following the Poverty …This paper analyzes the relationship between growth, poverty and income distribution using household data for Colombia … degree to which the poor benefit from the growth process. We also carry out a decomposition of the changes in poverty to …
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issues of social inequality and poverty. He argues that there has been no flagging in redistributive effort in Canada and he …In this chapter, William Watson challenges Heath's interpretation of the benefits of productivity growth, but agrees … productivity growth. Watson tackles Heath's assessment of the social benefits of productivity growth directly, starting with the …
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inequality, socio-political stability, encouraged poor productive activities and enhancing economic growth lead to sustainable …This paper takes into account the recent role of social protection on economic growth as a socio …-economic-political stabilizer. Social protection outcome in Sudan is influenced by limited targeting actions with very low interventions between …
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This study employs the Granger causality test within a multivariate cointegration and error-correction framework to investigate the relationship between health care spending, income and relative price in Malaysia. This study covers the annual sample from 1970 to 2009. The main findings of this...
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inequality of income and expenditure over that period. The paper calculates Lorenz and Generalised Lorenz curves and also the … Growth Incidence Curve of Ravallion and Chen to investigate the extent to which growth was “pro-poor”. The paper also … examines the composition of changes in inequality of income over the period. …
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Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children's economic well … higher inequality in childhood has a negative effect on intergenerational mobility as adults. Furthermore, the influence of … economic growth and public education is evaluated: both have a positive, significant, and substantial effect on …
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has a positive impact on reducing inequality within groups as measured by the Gini index. Based on a sequential prisoner …
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Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children's economic well … experiencing higher income inequality in childhood is associated with lower intergenerational mobility measured in adulthood …. Following the same methodology, the influence of economic growth and public education is evaluated: both are positively …
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