This paper analyzes the relationship between growth, poverty and income distribution using household data for Colombia … for the years 1996 to 2004. We study the relationship between growth, inequality and poverty by following the Poverty … Equivalent Growth Rate (PEGR) methodology developed by Kakwani and Khandker, which considers both the magnitude of growth and the …

Zak & Knack (2001) demonstrate that interpersonal trust substantially impacts economic growth, and that sufficient … interpersonal trust is necessary for economic development. To investigate the ability of policy-makers to affect trust levels, this … for trust-raising policies when policy-makers seek to stimulate economic growth. Policies examined include those that …

different combination of growth and changes in inequality. Based on this observation, we define four different development …We ask which economic policies can help a country create the most favourable conditions for development. We observe … that the dynamics of several development indicators can be grouped into four clusters, each cluster corresponding to a …

, intermediate and proximate causes of growth and development. …This paper provides an analytic review of selected contributions to the study of institutions and economic growth. We … review the contributions to the study of institutional determinants of long-run growth by Engerman and Sokoloff, and Acemoglu …

growth, inequality enhanced the process of development by channeling resources towards individuals whose marginal propensity … to save is higher. In later stages of development, however, as human capital has become a main engine of growth, equality …Conventional wisdom about the relationship between income distribution and economic development has been subjected to …

development until countries reach upper-middle income, and only thereafter falls. This note quantifies the shape of the mobility …

economic development. The empirical analysis performed in the thesis, and summarised here, focuses on two mayor world trends in … modern economic development, namely increasing agglomeration and rising inequalities within countries. In particular, the … impact of both trends on long-run economic growth is studied, and results are discussed in light of relevant policy debate. …

The Chilean development story of the last two to three decades is a mix of successes in the macro, growth, poverty and … trade fronts but also of failure in reducing chronic inequality of income and wealth. In addition, the current growth … development model include urban insecurity and rising crime, pollution, pressure on natural resources, congestion and social …