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Economic growth
De la Croix, David - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484341
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The impact of taxes and transfers of poverty and income distribution in South Africa 2014/2015
Goldman, Maya; Woolard, Ingrid; Jellema, Jon - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012695632
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Distributive implications of fertility changes in Latin America
Badaracco, Nicolás; Gasparini, Leonardo; Marchionni, … - 2016
Fertility rates significantly fell over the last decades in Latin America. In order to assess the extent to which these … microdata from national household surveys from seven Latin American countries. We find that changes in fertility rates were … fertility implied smaller families and hence larger per capita incomes. Lower fertility also fostered labor force participation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585250
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A survey of the role of fiscal policy in addressing income inequality, poverty reduction and inclusive growth
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk - 2014
A growing concern on widening income gap between the rich and the poor, the policy mismatch in tackling the relative poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient growth. Developed countries have experienced the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345543
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A survey of inclusive growth policy
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk; Wood, Jacob - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 3/65, pp. 1-18
-biased technological change; (ii) enhancing education systems; (iii) consolidation of globalization; and (iv) reform of the labor market … so, consideration should be given to a range of policy areas including fiscal, education, trade liberalization, and labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012025364
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Inclusive growth in Africa : do fiscal measures matter?
Mamman, Suleiman O.; Kazi Sohag; Abubakar, Attahir Babaji - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-14
In recent times, Africa has experienced remarkable economic growth; nonetheless, this advancement remains far from being considered inclusive, given the persistently high levels of poverty and income inequality across the continent. To this end, this study investigates the role of fiscal policy...
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Modelling the distributional impact of the COVID-19 crisis
O'Donoghue, Cathal; Sologon, Denisa M.; Kyzyma, Iryna; … - 2020
Given the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus, the State has had to respond rapidly and quite severely to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. This has had significant implications for many aspects of life with differential impacts across the population. The lack of timely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213206
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The short-term distributional impact of COVID-19 in Malawi
Magalasi, Chimwemwe - 2021
This study analyses the short-term distributional effects of COVID-19 on household incomes in Malawi. Growth is expected to fall due to the pandemic. The Malawi annual gross domestic product growth rate for 2020 has been revised downwards from 5.5% to 1.9%. According to the government of Malawi,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012886547
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Pro-poorness of rural economic growth and the roles of education in Bhutan, 2007 - 2017
Akita, Takahiro; Lethro, Dorji - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012804887
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Educational inequality in Mozambique
Berg, Servaas van der; Maia, Carlos da; Burger, Cobus - 2017
higher levels of education (there are 30 times as many schools offering grade 1 than grade 12) and receives education of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152058