, Malaysia and Indonesia, poverty has declined, while income inequality trends have varied, rising most clearly in Thailand. With …Rapid growth and structural change have reduced poverty in East Asian economies. Income inequality has been low in … increased inequality despite considerable poverty reduction. Hence, the common claim of egalitarian growth in East Asia may have …

This paper investigates inequality and intragenerational economic mobility in a developing country with large … inequality. Understanding economic mobility is important because it shapes our perception of inequality. Despite its significance … countries. Using Thailand's tax return data, we study the evolution of earnings inequality, estimate medium-term earnings …

more acute in Thailand and with the wake of unemployment and decrease in real wages, income inequality increased both in …

Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Using the general framework proposed by Silber and Yalonetzky (2013), this paper … Indonesia (1997, 2003 and 2007), and for the Philippines (1997, 2003 and 2008) by considering the deprivations in education …, health and standard of living. Our findings indicate that Cambodia shows the highest level of poverty, followed by Indonesia …

Over the past 2 decades, income inequality has moderated in three middle-income countries in Southeast Asia … inequality also included a narrowing in regional disparity and urban- rural income gaps, and, in the Philippines and Thailand, a … fall in the education premium. This recent trend of moderating income inequality might be the combined outcome of rising …

Over the past 2 decades, income inequality has moderated in three middle-income countries in Southeast Asia … inequality also included a narrowing in regional disparity and urban–rural income gaps, and, in the Philippines and Thailand, a … fall in the education premium. This recent trend of moderating income inequality might be the combined outcome of rising …