interrelationships between inequality and economic growth. This paper develops a simple model to establish that the change in income …, inequality and growth bear a non-linear relationship: for low values of inequality, economic growth rate is an inverted U … result, the relationship between growth and inequality can take the form of a wave. This simple theoretical model is a …

credit cooperatives. Similarly, declining bank lending rates contribute to their rise. Low asset sizes and land inequality …

This paper analyzes the impact of urbanization on CO2 emissions in developing countries, taking into account the … levels. Our results show that, whereas the impact of population growth on emissions is above unity and only slightly … different for upper, middle, and low- income countries, urbanization, demonstrate a very different impact on emissions for low …

This paper surveys the empirical literature on the association between growth on inequality in less developed countries …, with a particular emphasis on labor market inequality. Crosscountry studies failed to find a clear link from growth to … inequality increases with growth. The paper argues that the methodologies used in many of the empirical applications, designed to …

Poverty-reducing policies ought to prioritize the "deserving" poor, that is, those who do all that can be reasonably … of poverty indices that address these issues. Formally, poverty is measured by the sum of specific indices of individual … are unwilling to accept a job that brings them out of poverty …

The cross-country relationship between Covid-19 crude mortality rates and previously measured income inequality and … poverty in the pandemic’s first wave is studied, controlling for other underlying factors, in a sample of 141 countries. An … older population, fewer hospital beds, lack of universal BCG (tuberculosis) vaccination, and greater urbanization are …

This paper investigates inequality and intragenerational economic mobility in a developing country with large … inequality. Understanding economic mobility is important because it shapes our perception of inequality. Despite its significance … countries. Using Thailand’s tax return data, we study the evolution of earnings inequality, estimate medium-term earnings …

Cross-country regressions suggest that urbanization and FDI are important drivers of growth. However, it is not clear … that primacy eventually hurts growth performance. Since it is tough to interpret cross-country growth regressions, we … growth and unbundling spatial lags matters. Robustness is verified by re-estimating our regressions with fixed effects and …

When measuring income inequality over long periods of time, accounting for population and productivity growth is … income growth than the standard measure. We apply these measures to long-term income data from the United States and find … that the U-shaped inequality trend over the past century holds up, but with important qualifications. Using measures that …