This paper examines the effects of financial development on income inequality and poverty. The results of both cross …-country and panel data regressions suggest that inequality and poverty are reduced not only through enhanced loan markets, but … robust determinants of both income inequality and poverty. Finally, we find evidence that government spending leads to a …

This paper investigates the effect of firm-level investment on the levels of income inequality and poverty. Using a …-level investment is also negatively related to several measures of poverty. Overall, our results indicate that firm-level capital … reducing inequality and poverty. Our results may also be beneficial to policy makers as they consider a variety of regulatory …

urban poverty, a fertile ground for internal conflicts and social discontent …

The study presents recent global evidence on the transformation of economic growth to poverty reduction in developing …-specific data are analysed for the US$1.25 and US$2.50 level poverty headcount ratios using the most recent World Bank data. The … study finds that on average income growth has been the major driving force behind both the declines and increases in poverty …

central importance of economic growth for poverty reduction and illustrates the difficulty of identifying specific …

This paper assesses the likely trajectory of poverty rates in Tanzania between 1992 and 2002. To this end, it uses unit … surveys. The simulations suggest that following increases in poverty during the economic slowdown of the early 1990s, recent … growth in Tanzania has brought a decline in poverty, particularly in urban areas. Growth in urban areas will only make a …

During the past 20 years, Haiti's development efforts have been stifled by natural disasters, poverty, and inequality …