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poverty and inequality goals. The paper uses different assumptions about growth incidence curves to model changes in … the forecasts, suggesting an important role for inequality on the path to eliminating extreme poverty …The goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and working toward a more equal distribution of income are prominent in …
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This paper empirically examines the quantitative relationship between financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa using a panel of 46 countries for the period 2004–2018. The evidence suggests that usage of financial services, among other covariates, has a quantifiable and...
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decomposition of poverty and inequality in 2000–2018 using official national household surveys. We find the growth since 2012 …While the poverty reductions in the Philippines in 2012–2018 are modest compared to what Vietnam, China or Indonesia …, unlike before, was consistently pro-poor. Moreover, growth and redistribution aligned after 2012 to reduce poverty, whereas …
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region remains slow and insufficient to significantly affect poverty reduction. Structural inequality is at the core of these … challenges and tackling it can help to restore growth and accelerate poverty reduction. While domestic resource mobilization and …
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climate change on achieving pro-poor economic growth in Africa. Predicated on poverty-inequality-climate analysis, the …
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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 …
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of human welfare, particularly poverty and inequality. Combined with major improvements in the coverage and quality of …
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into a market-oriented economy. This paper offers a comprehensive study of inequality and mobility patterns for Russia … findings show rising income levels and decreasing inequality, with the latter being mostly caused by pro-poor growth rather …, leading to less long-term inequality than short-term inequality. The analysis also finds that switching from a part-time job …
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Rising inequality and widespread poverty, social unrest and polarization, gender and ethnic disparities, declining … economists and experts from several international institutions to explain the sources and scale of these challenges. The book …
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results indicate that effective financial inclusion and all four related dimensions lower poverty. Improved access and fintech … infrastructure reduce income inequality, and these two dimensions complement usage in increasing entrepreneurship. However, the … financial inclusion in achieving poverty reduction. …
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