implications for our understanding of inequality, poverty, inclusivity of growth and development, world economic welfare, and the … distribution has become more relatively equal due to falling inter-country relative inequality, and that by some measures global … poverty has declined greatly but by others it has hardly declined at all, even over the fifty years. The global middle class …

poverty and richness. The concept of inequality and the concept of income poverty are the by far most widely applied concepts …. Thereby, distributional e¤ects shall be differentiated by four subconcepts, i.e. 1.) the traditional concept of inequality, 2 …

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 …

In view of rising inequality in fast growing Asian developing countries, it is important to study the relationship … between economic growth and income inequity. We develop a simple model to establish that economic growth and inequality can … bear a complex and non-linear relationship if policy makers try to impact on one (say, inequality) by influencing the other …

of poverty rates and inequality levels. We also estimate a heterogeneous response to the mining-abundant condition …, finding stronger responses in lower-poverty, higher-inequality districts. Finally, we find a trend suggesting incremental … activities, on the reduction of poverty and inequality. …

poverty levels. At this rate, especially if in part achieved by lowering inequality, the Africa region would meaningfully … like for Africa? The goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank has set goals to end … extreme poverty by 2030 and to promote shared prosperity in every society. We examine feasibility of these objectives for Sub …

This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … relationship between the concentration of cash transfers net of direct taxes and their effectiveness in terms of reducing poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …

and unambiguously assert that trade openness is conducive to growth and poverty reduction, the preponderance of evidence … supports this conclusion. However, the majority of empirical studies also show that the impact of trade on growth and poverty …