This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … relationship between inequality and growth, the role of agriculture in the development process, the relationships between ethnicity … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the …

Inequality and poverty fell sharply in many Latin American countries during a decade in which voters in ten countries … econometric evidence that social democratic regimes in Brazil and Chile were more successful at reducing inequality and poverty … are a return to “normal” levels (as estimated by fixed effects). Conversely, inequality and poverty in Brazil and Chile …

inequality and poverty to changes in factor endowments and changes in economic and employment structures. We also provide some …This paper seeks to measure and explain changes in incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya. It starts from a very … income, inequality and poverty over time, and to explain why they evolved in the way they did. We relate changes in …

inequality and poverty to changes in factor endowments and changes in economic and employment structures. We also provide some …This paper seeks to measure and explain changes in incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya. It starts from a very … income, inequality and poverty over time, and to explain why they evolved in the way they did. We relate changes in …

This paper analyses the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its … contributions to the literature. One is the proposal of a new measure of pro-poor growth, which links growth rates in mean income … and in income inequality. The other contribution is a decomposition methodology that explores linkages between three …

Overall growth rates mean different things to different people. Hence, they can easily misrepresent what happens to … distribution of the dividends of growth, not on summary coefficients. The analysis is based on Income-Growth-Curves, which allow to … sustained growth was, but also the distribution of its dividends; and, consequently, to judge progress against a broader …

. Hence, happiness inequality, in general, can be a useful supplementary measure of inequality, particularly in Africa, which …-specific characteristics or the type and duration of the lockdown. In Sub-Saharan Africa both the level of happiness and the level of income … have shown increasing tendencies in recent decades. However, trends in inequality between indicators of income and …

. Hence, happiness inequality, in general, can be a useful supplementary measure of inequality, particularly in Africa, which …-specific characteristics or the type and duration of the lockdown. In Sub-Saharan Africa both the level of happiness and the level of income … have shown increasing tendencies in recent decades. However, trends in inequality between indicators of income and …

This paper contributes to the debate over the relationship between inequality and growth by proposing that the … inequality exert a positive correlation with economic growth while high levels have a negative one. Additionally, and more … importantly, it is demonstrated the existence of an optimal rate of inequality (ORI) that maximizes growth rates and releases the …