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This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines … claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition …
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higher average wages; thus any relatively slower employment growth in this group of firms could lead to lower inequality … industries, import competition actually strengthens employment growth. In addition, import competition tends to improve average …
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Is there a one-size-fits-all approach to inclusive growth? We look at four key case studies across advanced and … countries the key components of inclusive growth models, outcomes from these models, and the road ahead in the respective … role of social assistance and commodity boom in Brazil, and the inequality puzzle in Egypt. The paper finds that there is a …
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support of inclusive growth. It starts with a discussion of the key principles from tax theory to guide practical tax design …
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This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to … address these. With women accounting for fifty percent of the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it …
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Sharing economic benefits equitably across all segments of society includes addressing the specific challenges of different generations. At present, youth and elderly are particularly vulnerable to poverty relative to adults in their middle years. Broad-based policies should aim to foster youth...
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inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected by government social policy. We find … evidence of only a small decline in inequality over this period. The observed decline may be attributed to government transfers …
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, informality, and inequality have been falling over the past two decades, though still remain high. By contrast, productivity has … conclusions on the impact of labor market institutions and demographic factors on unemployment, informality, inequality and … taxes, but also by the increased shares of more educated and older workers. By contrast, the fall in inequality starting in …
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We examine the extent to which declining manufacturing employment may have contributed to increasing inequality in …: the high initial manufacturing wage premium and the high level of income inequality. The manufacturing wage premium … declined between the 1980s and the 2000s in the United States, but it does not explain the contemporaneous rise in inequality …
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education spending, identify sources of inefficiencies and inequality, and formulate potential reform options. The analytical …
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