Empirical evidence in the sparse literature on poverty convergence currently relies on cross-sectional analysis, where … Less Developed Countries (LDCs) starting out poorer are found to have enjoyed no faster subsequent poverty reduction during … the past three decades than those starting out richer, as initial poverty retards growth and makes it less effective in …

Dutch colonial policies) and the extreme poverty witnessed in rural areas. Using historical and modern data on the …

We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … findings are established. First, the increased use of mobile phones to pay bills is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in ….646 and 0.761. Second, the increased use of mobile phones to send/receive money is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in …

between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year …/receive money is negatively associated with poverty in Asia and Pacific (AP) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Originality …

inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth that can be used to compute these measures from GB2 parameter estimates. An application …

This study assesses human development thresholds at which mobile banking mitigates poverty and inequality in 93 … used to receive/send money’ have an appealing role in promoting inclusive development in all poverty distributions, with ….705 in inequality and poverty specifications, respectively. The relevance of the findings is discussed in light of the …

of human welfare, particularly poverty and inequality. Combined with major improvements in the coverage and quality of …

This study investigates the implication of the social dimension of inclusive growth on poverty reduction in Economic … comprising of in- come inequality, education, and health outcomes affect poverty reduction. The study uses a panel dataset of the …-GMM). The results show that GDP per capita exerts significant negative effect on poverty while inequality, education and health …

being considered inclusive, given the persistently high levels of poverty and income inequality across the continent. To … public debt service exacerbates both poverty and income inequality, underscoring the adverse consequences of mounting public … debt pressures in the region. Interestingly, while government expenditure reduces inequality and worsens poverty, an …

's paradox of high economic growth alongside rising poverty and inequality. The methodology adopted is the Shapley decomposition …