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Income inequality and household debt: Examining the impact of relative income on formal and informal debt in South AfricaHow does income inequality impact the propensity for and levels of formal and informal household debt? This paper assesses this question using the two most recent waves of the South African Living Conditions Survey...
Income inequality Household income DebtWorking Paper
Labour market projections and time allocation in Myanmar: Application of a new computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelMyanmar has, in recent years, strengthened its focus on human capital as a development pillar, and introduced legislation and adopted conventions on child labour...
Myanmar Child labour Education reformWorking Paper
Taxation and income distribution in Myanmar: Application of a new computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelDespite major public finance reform efforts over the last decade, Myanmarese public finances continue to be characterized by relative weakness in revenue collection, budget execution, and long-term sustainability...
Myanmar Tax reform Economic efficiencyBook Chapter
Brazil: What are the main drivers of income distribution changes in the new millennium?From the book: Inequality in the Developing World
Income inequality Fiscal redistribution Top incomesWorking Paper
Long-run rural livelihood diversification in Kagera, TanzaniaWhat drives livelihood diversification among predominantly rural households in developing countries and how can welfare-enhancing patterns be established and sustained in the long run?...
Income diversification Tanzania LivelihoodsPolicy Brief
Inequality in Brazil: Inclusive growth trend of this millennium is overAfter three decades of persistently high inequality, Brazil has been experiencing a downward trend since 2001, accompanied by a rise in household incomes. These trends lasted until 2014 when a major reversal took place on both fronts...
Income inequality Fiscal redistribution Household incomeWorking Paper
What are the main drivers of Brazilian income distribution changes in the new millennium?After three decades of persistently high income inequality, from 2001 Brazil experienced a downward inequality trend followed by rising household income growth. Both movements lasted until 2015...
Income inequality Fiscal redistribution Top incomesWorking Paper
A new inequality estimate for urban India?: Using house prices to estimate inequality in MumbaiThis paper applies a novel inequality estimation method to household consumption expenditure in Mumbai, India...
House prices Household consumption Household surveyWorking Paper
The welfare impact of Vietnam’s national target programme ‘building a new countryside’: A quasi-experimental evaluationWe evaluate the impact on household income of Vietnam’s national target programme to build a new countryside for the period from 2010 to 2015. The purpose of the programme is to modernize rural Vietnam...
Poverty reduction Impact evaluation Household income