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Income Distribution: Effects on Growth and Development
Birdsall, Nancy - 2007
I review the literature on the effects of inequality on growth and development in the developing world. Two stylized … facts emerge from empirical studies: inequality is more likely to harm growth in countries at low levels of income (below … about $3200 per capita in 2000 dollars); and it is at high levels of inequality (at or above a Gini coefficient of .45) that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162630
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Inclusive growth in India - learning from best practices of selected countries
Aggarwal, Suresh Chand; Satija, Divya; Khan, Shuheb - 2019
harmonise the national development priorities with international efforts and a number of policies, strategies, programmes … in achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development vis-a-vis 17 selected developed and developing countries … inclusive growth. In addition, the paper presents specific policies that have a positive impact on both growth and inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012099546
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Inclusive growth in India - learning from best practices of selected countries
Aggarwal, Suresh Chand; Satija, Divya; Khan, Shuheb - 2019
harmonise the national development priorities with international efforts and a number of policies, strategies, programmes … in achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development vis-a-vis 17 selected developed and developing countries … inclusive growth. In addition, the paper presents specific policies that have a positive impact on both growth and inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012006946
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The Relationship between Structural Change and Inequality: A Conceptual Overview with Special Reference to Developing Asia
Aizenman, Joshua; Lee, Minsoo; Park, Donghyun - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2012
Structural change has a far-reaching impact on inequality. Extensive structural change is both a cause and consequence … a historically unprecedented rate. The region has already begun the difficult and complex task of addressing inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840219
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The Relationship between Structural Change and Inequality: A Conceptual Overview with Special Reference to Developing Asia
AIZENMAN, Joshua; LEE, Minsoo; PARK, Donghyun - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) - 2012
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925544
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Schooling Forsaken: Education and Migration
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2019
We examine the phenomenon of forsaken schooling resulting from opportunities abroad. The brain-drain/gain literature takes as its starting point the migration of educated/professional labor from poor origin countries to richer host countries. While high-skilled migration is worrisome, many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984648
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Schooling Forsaken: Education and Migration
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2020
We examine the phenomenon of forsaken schooling resulting from opportunities abroad. The brain-drain/gain literature takes as its starting point the migration of educated/professional labor from poor origin countries to richer host countries. While high-skilled emigration is troubling, even more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012263500
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Job Status, International Migration and Educational Choice
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2020
We consider how the possibility of international migration affects an individual’s educational choices in their home country. Without the opportunity to emigrate abroad people choose their educational investment (and hence their skill level) as we might expect, taking into account the utility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012308833
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The relationship between structural change and inequality: A conceptual overview with special reference to developing Asia
Aizenman, Joshua; Lee, Minsoo; Park, Donghyun - 2012
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397258
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Schooling forsaken : education and migration
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2019
We examine the phenomenon of forsaken schooling resulting from opportunities abroad. The brain-drain/gain literature takes as its starting point the migration of educated/professional labor from poor origin countries to richer host countries. While high-skilled migration is worrisome, many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011972786