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Microsimulation of impacts of tax and transfer in Vietnam: Feasibility studyThis paper assesses the feasibility of simulating the distributional impacts produced by various tax and transfer instruments in Vietnam...
Distribution (Economic theory) Microeconomics TaxationBook Chapter
Growth and Distributional Aspects of Poverty Reduction in South AfricaDistribution (Economic theory) Equality and inequality Poverty
Journal Article
Income Inequality, Redistribution, and Poverty: Contrasting Rational Choice and Behavioral PerspectivesPart of Journal Special Issue Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
Distribution (Economic theory) Equality and inequality Income distributionWorking Paper
Pro-poor Service Delivery and Social IdentityIndia addressed the requirement for pro-poor service delivery in rural regions by introducing decentralization and affirmative action policies...
Distribution (Economic theory) Economic development Government policy (Poor)Working Paper
Income Inequality, Redistribution and Poverty: Contrasting Rational Choice and Behavioural PerspectivesBased on the standard axiom of individual utility maximization, rational choice has postulated that higher income inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter’s preferences...
Distribution (Economic theory) Equality and inequality Income distributionJournal Article
The (evolving) role of agriculture in poverty reduction—An empirical perspectiveThe role of agriculture in development remains much debated. This paper takes an empirical perspective and focuses on poverty, as opposed to growth alone...
Distribution (Economic theory) Econometric models (Economic development) Panel analysisBlog
From the Editor's desk (October 2011)
Tony Addison As autumn moves into winter in Helsinki, it is time to bring you the October edition of UNU-WIDER’s newsletter, WIDER Angle...
Consumption (Economics) Democracy Distribution (Economic theory)Working Paper
The (Evolving) Role of Agriculture in Poverty ReductionThe role of agriculture in development remains much debated. This paper takes an empirical perspective and focuses on poverty, as opposed to growth alone...
Distribution (Economic theory) Econometric models (Economic development) Panel analysisBook Chapter
Measuring Pro-poor Growth in Progress Toward Non-income Millennium Development Goal TargetsFrom the book: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Distribution (Economic theory) Economic development PovertyJournal Article
Estimating Income Inequality in China Using Grouped Data and the Generalised Beta DistributionPart of Journal Special Issue Inequality and Poverty in China
Distribution (Economic theory) Equality and inequality Income distributionWorking Paper
Estimating Income Inequality in China Using Grouped Data and the Generalized Beta DistributionThere are two main types of data sources of income distributions in China: household survey data and grouped data. Household survey data are typically available for isolated years and individual provinces...
Distribution (Economic theory) Equality and inequality Income distributionWorking Paper
Measuring Pro-Poor Progress towards the Non-Income Millennium Development GoalsIn order to track progress in MDG1 and explicitly link growth, inequality, and poverty reduction, several measures of ‘pro-poor growth’ have been proposed in the literature and used in applied academic and policy work...
Distribution (Economic theory) Economic development PovertyBook Chapter
Inequalities, Agency, and Well-being: Conceptual Linkages and Measurement Challenges in DevelopmentFrom the book: Understanding Human Well-being
Distribution (Economic theory) Equality and inequality Measurement (Poverty)Book Chapter
The Medium- and Long-term Effects of an Expansion of Education on Poverty in Côte d'Ivoire: A Dynamic Microsimulation StudyFrom the book: Understanding Human Well-being
Distribution (Economic theory) Simulation methods (Economics) Economic aspects (Education)Journal Article
Distributional Conflict, the State and Peace Building in BurundiPart of Journal Special Issue Conflict and Peace-building
Distribution (Economic theory) Education Equality and inequalityWorking Paper
Distributional Conflict, the State, and Peacebuilding in BurundiThis paper examines the causes of conflict in Burundi and discusses strategies for building peace...
Distribution (Economic theory) Education Equality and inequality