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The Effects of the Value-Added Tax on Revenue and InequalityThis paper examines the impact of the introduction of the value-added tax on inequality and government revenues using newly released macro data...
Economic development Equality and inequality TaxationJournal Article
Ethnic fragmentation, public good provision and inequality in India, 1988–2012We study how ethnic fragmentation in Indian districts influences the distribution of consumption, both overall and between social groups...
Education Equality and inequality Health careNews
Rachel Gisselquist gives TEDx talk on rethinking the diversity debate
Ethnic diversity Equality and inequality Journal Article
Inequality in Education and Wealth in Tanzania: A 25-Year PerspectiveThis article is currently available for early online view. The literature on inequality in Tanzania has been dependent on limited rounds of methodologically different household budget surveys...
Education Equality and inequality WealthJournal Article
Vertical and Horizontal Inequality in Ecuador: The Lack of SustainabilityWe analyse the evolution of vertical and horizontal inequality in Ecuador in the long-run (1990–2016), as well as during and after the recent commodities boom (2005–2014)...
Equality and inequality Poverty Sustainable developmentBook Chapter
Changing labour market indicators and the rate of economic growth in Latin America during the 2000sFrom the book: Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Latin America
Economic growth Equality and inequality Labor marketBook Chapter
Cross-country patterns: economic growth rate and changes in labour market indicatorsFrom the book: Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Latin America
Economic growth Equality and inequality Labor marketBook Chapter
Within-country analysis of the growth-employment-poverty nexus: Additional EvidenceFrom the book: Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Latin America
Economic growth Equality and inequality Labor marketBook Chapter
Conclusions from the cross-country analysisFrom the book: Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Latin America
Economic growth Equality and inequality Labor marketNews
Stockholm Statement – Towards a new consensus on the principles of policy-making for the contemporary worldThirteen economists, which included four former Chief Economists of the World Bank, met over two days at Saltsjöbaden, Sweden, on 16-17 September 2016, to discuss the challenges faced by today’s economic policy makers. The meeting was...
New Directions in Development Economics Equality and inequality Sustainable developmentBlog
Some good news from Mozambique: poverty levels have been reducedThere has been a serious deficit of good news in Mozambique for quite some time...
Equality and inequality PovertyBook Chapter
Ghana: A successful growth story with job creation concernsFrom the book: Africa's Lions
Economic growth Employees Equality and inequalityWorking Paper
Horizontal inequalities and affirmative action: An analysis of attitudes towards redistribution across groups in AfricaInequalities between ethnic or racial groups, defined as horizontal inequalities, are pervasive and persistent. They persist due to cumulative and reinforcing inequalities arising from unequal access to different types of capital...
Equality and inequality Ethnic relations Income distributionBlog
Five things I learned from the 'Responding to crises' conference
The ‘ Responding to crises ’ conference was marked by wide range of topics...
Economic development Equality and inequalityWorking Paper
Horizontal inequality in education and wealth in Tanzania: A 20-year perspectiveThis study uses five series of demographic and health surveys to answer the question: ‘Is horizontal inequality in education and wealth increasing or decreasing in the 20-year interval between 1991 and 2010?’...
Education Equality and inequality WealthWorking Paper
Is multi-party coalition government better for the protection of socially backward classes in India?The paper investigates whether multi-party coalition government is better for the protection of socially backward classes, i.e. Scheduled Castes, in India...
Caste Equality and inequality Local government