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for measured inequality overall, and negligible for the incidence of poverty (relative to"high"poverty lines). But the net …
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Reviewing the factors, and mechanisms that have been driving inequality in earnings in Mexico, the author finds that … inequality in education, accounts for the largest share by far of the variation in earnings. In fact, the contribution of … educational inequality to earnings inequality in Mexico, ranks second in size in Latin America, after that in Brazil, and its …
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cross-country sample, the authors find that the answer is yes: Financial intermediary development reduces income inequality …
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has focused on the impact of income inequality and growth. Less attention has been paid to the link between inequality and … which income inequality can affect aggregate saving. The authors present new econometric evidence on the link between saving … and inequality using new data on income distribution for a large cross-country sample. The results provide no evidence …
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liberalization alone have not brought stable, equitable development. Inequality of income and wealth, far from declining, seems to …. The author argues that income distribution and the reduction of social inequality are valid policy targets on their own … that social inequality engenders social conflict, invites taxation of physical investments, and induces economic populism …
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This paper uses Vietnam as a case study in rapidly assessing the strengths and weaknesses of an existing system of transfers and safety nets. Data are taken to be weak; in particular, rigorous ex-post evaluations of the components of the existing social security system are not available in time...
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There has been much debate recently about the role of international development institutions, such as the World Bank in middle-income countries. Some observers have suggested that middle-income countries have reached a stage in their economic development that calls into question the rationale...
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The author studies the determinants of the diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Africa in a fixed effects model. He uses data from 1987-2000 on 41 African countries that have adopted cellular telecommunications technologies. He finds that competition is the driving force behind the mobile...
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The authors empirically evaluate the relationship between stock market development and long-term growth. The data suggest that stock market development is positively associated with economic growth. Moreover, instrumental variables procedures indicate a strong connection between the...
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This paper contains abstracts of Policy Research Working Paper series Numbers 1894-1935.
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