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Clemens, Michael A. - 2014

The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...

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Does aid affect inequality?

Kasuga, Hidefumi; Morita, Yuichi - In: Applied economics 50 (2018) 58, pp. 6249-6262

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The interactive effects of remittances on economic growth and inequality in Western Balkan countries

Bajra, Ujkan Q. - In: Journal of business economics and management 22 (2021) 3, pp. 757-775

Hardly any studies have investigated the impact of migrant remittances on economic growth (EG) and inequality in the Western Balkans as a whole (WB6). Using the method of instrumental variables (VI), the findings show that while remittances influence economic growth, their inflow also promotes a...

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Global income distribution and poverty : implications from the IPCC SRES scenarios

Calzadilla, Alvaro - 2010

poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that … global poverty and inequality measures are sensitive to the downscaling methodology used. Our results show that future … economic growth is crucial for poverty reduction. Higher per capita incomes tend to favour poverty reduction, while higher …