Structural change has a far-reaching impact on inequality. It exposes the population to challenges and opportunities …. Foreign trade and technological progress have been widely put forth as a structural driver of inequality. Broader structural … change, such as demographic transition, can also impinge upon inequality. Structural change in developing Asia has been …

The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing economic and broader development challenges as never before. Policy lessons from Asia … inequality and environmental challenges increased the region's vulnerabilities. The post-pandemic recovery in Asia and the … Pacific should place the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the center. In addition to using the traditional …

We argue that economic inequality harms social provisions for the poor, but that higher political competition can … inequality causes more post-neonatal infant deaths, but only when there is weak political competition. We further show that … government health centers located in constituencies with low political competition and high inequality are disfavored, indicating …

Egypt and Tunisia are perceived to have high levels of inequality, yet based on standard measures, inequality in these … two countries is not unusually high. In this study we explore a new dimension of inequality in Egypt and Tunisia by using … a more complete measure of income and decomposing inequality by income sources (factor components). We find that higher …

We examine whether structural transformation leads to growth and income inequality in Viet Nam. Using three rounds of … inequality in Viet Nam, and change in income inequality is heterogeneous across regions. Differences in growth and income … inequality are driven by differences in the rate of industrialisation across regions and by structural effects such as access to …

How do changes in socio-economic inequality between ethnic groups affect interethnic ties in a divided society? I … principal findings. First, as inequality between ethnic groups increases, the prospects of interethnic marriages decline. Status … inequality in multiethnic societies may facilitate ethnic integration. Second, the effect of ethnic inequality is not uniform …