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Dimensions of African inequality
Bigsten, Arne - 2014
This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the … forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249771
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The impact of recent economic crises on income inequality and the risk of poverty in Greece
Petrakos, George; Rontos, Kōnstantinos; Vavoura, Chara; … - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 6, pp. 1-23
one following the COVID-19 pandemic, on income inequality and the risk of poverty in Greece. To this end, we also … inequality and relative poverty have deteriorated during the years of crises, implying that the country's response to economic … distribution, we show that income inequality and the risk of poverty increase with growth, implying that the benefits of growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014321081
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Human Well-being and Economic Well-being: What Values Are Implicit in Current Indices?
Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003
value judgment that inequality and insecurity do not matter, the paper demonstrates that a better measure of “command over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481840
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Trends in Economic Well-being in Canada in the 1990s
Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
In this chapter, Lars Osberg and Andrew Sharpe provide an overview of trends in a number of dimensions of economic well-being (consumption flows, stocks of wealth, income equality, and economic security) from the lens of the Index of Economic Well-being, a new composite measure of economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650207
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Some Consequences of the 1994-1995 Coffee Boom for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Uganda
Shutes, Lindsay J.; McDonald, Scott; Verschoor, Arjan - 2011
This paper reports a computable general equilibrium analysis that explores the consequences of the 1994-1995 increase in the international price of coffee for Uganda's economy. Evidence is found for a small effect on both medium-term growth and poverty reduction. Aid dependence is among the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014183126
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Canada 2030: An Agenda for Sustainable Development
Kindornay, Shannon; Standards, Centre for the Study of … - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2015
concise overview of the report in the eight areas it covers: poverty, education, employment and inequality, energy, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185571
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Investment and Inequality in Africa: which financial channels are good for the poor?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
This paper examines how domestic, foreign, private and public investments affect income-inequality through financial … the poor as they diminish estimated household income-inequality. Financial size does not have a significant income … in the literature provide new insights into the finance-inequality nexus. Policy implications are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390778
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Finance and Inequality: Exploring Pro-Poor Investment Channels in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Hitherto very few studies on the inequality-finance(investment) nexus have focused on the African continent owing to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390779
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Inequality, Finance and Pro-Poor Investment in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2015
This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …-2002). Inequality is measured with estimated household income inequality whereas financial development is proxied with financial depth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596325
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Revisiting the finance-inequality nexus in a panel of African countries
Meniago, Christelle; Asongu, Simplice - 2018
The study assesses the role of financial development on income inequality in a panel of 48 African countries for the …, three indicators of inequality are used, namely, the: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index and Palma ratio. The empirical … hypothesis: a humped shaped nexus between increasing GDP per capita and inequality. Policy implications are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956962