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Chau, Nancy; Goto, Hideaki; Kanbur, Ravi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

In many markets in developing countries, especially in remote areas, middlemen are thought to earn excessive profits. Non-profits come in to counter what is seen as middlemen's market power, and rich country consumers pay a "fair-trade" premium for products marketed by such non-profits. This...

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Poverty and Welfare Measurement on the Basis of Prospect Theory

Jäntti, Markus; Kanbur, Ravi; Nyyssölä, Milla; … - CESifo - 2013

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account reference … differences between standard poverty and inequality measures based on observed income and measures that are calculated based on …

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Middlemen, Non-Profits and Poverty

Chau, Nancy H; Goto, Hideaki; Kanbur, Ravi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

In many markets in developing countries, especially in remote areas, middlemen are thought to earn excessive profits. Non-profits come in to counter what is seen as middlemen's market power, and rich country consumers pay a 'fair-trade' premium for products marketed by such non-profits. This...

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Poverty and Well-being in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Overview of Data, Outcomes and Policy

Bhorat, Haroon; Kanbur, Ravi - Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics - 2005

This is an overview of poverty and well-being in the first decade of post-apartheid South Africa. It is an introduction … households and individuals in post-apartheid South Africa. Second, while the outcomes on unemployment, poverty and inequality are … for rapid and sustained economic growth, without which poverty and well-being cannot be addressed in the long run, are …

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Tagging and Taxing: The Optimal Use of Categorial and Income Information in Designing Tax / Transfer Schemes

Immonen, Ritva; Kanbur, Ravi; Keen, Michael; Tuomala, Matti - Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus (VATT), Government … - 1996

It is widely recognised that optimal tax/transfer schemes will generally involve elements of both 'tagging' (the use of categorical benefits) and 'means-testing' (Income-relation of benefits). This paper explores the optimal design of such mixed schemes. Simulations suggest a striking...

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Rising Inequality in Asia and Policy Implications

Zhuang, Juzhong; Kanbur, Ravi; Rhee, Changyong - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2014

This paper looks at the recent trends of rising inequality in developing Asia, asks why inequality matters, examines the driving forces of rising inequality, and proposes policy options for tackling high and rising inequality. Technological change, globalization, and market-oriented reform have...

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Urbanization and Inequality in Asia

Kanbur, Ravi; Zhuang, Juzhong - In: Asian Development Review 30 (2013) 1, pp. 131-147

This paper provides a quantitative analysis of how the changing dual economic structure and urbanization affect inequality in Asia. Focusing on data for four countries—the Peoples’ Republic of China, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines—the paper asks three questions. First, how much of...

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Dynastic Inequality, Mobility and Equality of Opportunity

Kanbur, Ravi; Stiglitz, Joseph E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

One often heard counter to the concern on rising income and wealth inequality is that it is wrong to focus on inequality of outcomes in a “snapshot.” Intergenerational mobility and “equality of opportunity”, so the argument goes, is what matters for normative evaluation. In response to...

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Should Egalitarians Expropriate Philanthropists?

Dasgupta, Indraneel; Kanbur, Ravi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Wealthy individuals often voluntarily provide public goods that the poor also consume. Such philanthropy is perceived as legitimizing one’s wealth. Governments routinely exempt the rich from taxation on grounds of their charitable expenditure. We examine the normative logic of this exemption....

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Rising Inequality in Asia and Policy Implications

Zhuang, Juzhong; Kanbur, Ravi; Rhee, Changyong - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014

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