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transfer effect of social programs; and, fourth, it looks at some special issues that impact on poverty, namely unemployment …, and the problems of indigenous peoples. Given the relatively high levels of unemployment, the persistence in educational … as well, further labor code, and unemployment insurance system reforms; efforts to consolidate, and intensify the quality …
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fluctuations and extreme output events (crises) on unemployment, poverty, and inequality. The authors find robust evidence that …
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Unemployment, especially youth unemployment, is a serious problem for the Republic of Congo. Despite the economic … recovery and political stabilization in the last decade, insufficient employment has been created, leading to high unemployment …
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"This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. They analyze changes in cross-country income structure and convergence, and look for evidence...
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"Just as equality of opportunity becomes an increasingly prominent concept in normative economics, the authors argue that it is also a relevant concept for positive models of the links between distribution and aggregate efficiency. Persuasive microeconomic evidence suggests that inequalities in...
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"Paci, Sasin, and Verbeek attempt to analyze the linkages between macroeconomic policies and economic growth variables, their movement over time, and their impact on poverty in the case of Poland. Poland, a middle-income country, is of particular interest because its data sources allow for a...
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"Although Tanzania experienced relatively rapid growth in per capita GDP in the 1995-2001 period, household budget survey (HBS) data show only a modest and statistically insignificant decline in poverty between 1992 and 2001. To assess the likely trajectory of poverty rates over the course of...
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"Calderán and Serven provide an empirical evaluation of the impact of infrastructure development on economic growth and income distribution using a large panel data set encompassing over 100 countries and spanning the years 1960-2000. The empirical strategy involves the estimation of simple...
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