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Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Wang, Haining - 2021

We use the 2012-2018 China Family Panel Studies data to examine the relationship between household energy poverty and an individual’s probability of becoming an entrepreneur. Consistent with the theory of underdog entrepreneurship that negative personal circumstances can foster self-reliance,...

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Rapid Economic Growth But Rising Poverty Segregation : Will Vietnam Meet the Sdgs for Equitable Development?

Dang, Hai-Anh; Dhongde, Shatakshee; Do, Minh; Nguyen, … - 2023

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Revisiting cross-country poverty convergence in the developing world with a special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

Ouyang, Yusi; Shimeles, Abebe; Thorbecke, Erik - 2018

The literature on poverty convergence is sparse and much of the empirical evidence relies on Ravallion (2012) who found a lack of poverty convergence across some ninety Less Developed Countries (LDCs) during 1977-2007. This paper revisits cross-country poverty convergence using data from the...

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Do developing countries enjoy faster poverty reduction as their initial poverty incidences decline over time? : a dynamic panel analysis

Ouyang, Yusi; Shimeles, Abebe; Thorbecke, Erik - 2018

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...

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Do Developing Countries Enjoy Faster Poverty Reduction as Their Initial Poverty Incidences Decline Over Time? A Dynamic Panel Analysis

Ouyang, Yusi - 2018

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Revisiting Cross-Country Poverty Convergence in the Developing World with a Special Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

Ouyang, Yusi - 2018

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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research : With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Heshmati, Almas - 2008

This study is a review of the recent trends in development economics research. The focus is on the development in the … development in a number area where similar trends are observed. The areas studied include globalization, in-sourcing and … public investment in information and communication technologies as infrastructure for development, the importance of …

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The capability threshold : re-examining the definition of the middle class in an unequal developing country

Burger, Ronelle; McAravey, Camren; Berg, Servaas van der - 2015

In a polarised and highly unequal country such as South Africa, it is unlikely that a definition of the middle class that is based on an income threshold will adequately capture the political and social meanings of being middle class. We therefore propose a multi-dimensional definition, rooted...

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The emigration life cycle: how development shapes emigration from poor countries

Clemens, Michael A. - 2020

Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large … average emigration first rises, then falls with development. But this hypothesis has not been tested with global datasets …

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Poverty and Material Deprivation Among the Self-Employed in Europe : An Exploration of a Relatively Uncharted Landscape

Horemans, Jeroen - 2017

In work-poverty has become a pressing social issue in Europe. The self-employed remain relatively uncharted terrain in this context. With about 15 percent of European workers in self-employment this group can no longer be ignored, especially since self-employment is on the rise in many...

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