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Journal Article
– Regression-based Decomposition Using Household Data
Part of Journal Special Issue
Spatial Inequality and Development in Asia
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Spatial Inequality and Development in Asia
Book Chapter
– Regression-based Decomposition Using Household Data
From the book:
Spatial Disparities in Human Development
Book Chapter
From the book:
Spatial Disparities in Human Development
Book Chapter
– Understanding Inequality and Poverty during the 1990s
From the book:
Spatial Inequality and Development
Book Chapter
– A Regional Analysis of Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Indonesia, 1984-99
From the book:
Spatial Inequality and Development
Book Chapter
– Trade Liberalization and Regional Growth in Mexico
From the book:
Spatial Inequality and Development
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– Regression-based Decomposition Using Household Data
A considerable literature exists on the measurement of income inequality in China and its increasing trend. Much less is known, however, about the driving forces of this trend and their quantitative contributions. Conventional decompositions, by factor components or by population subgroups, only...
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The Maoist insurgency in Nepal is one of the highest intensity internal conflicts in recent times. Investigation into the causes of the conflict would suggest that grievance rather than greed is the main motivating force. The concept of horizontal or inter-group inequality, with both an ethnic and...
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This paper investigates the relationship between criminal activity and geographical isolation. Using data from Madagascar, we show that, after we control for population composition and risk factors, crime increases with distance from urban centers and, with few exceptions, decreases with population...
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– Understanding Inequality and Poverty during the 1990s
This study traces the interactions between economic growth, income inequality and consumption poverty in a sample of African countries during the 1990s. It draws on the much-improved household data sets now available in the region. It finds that experiences have varied: some countries have seen...
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– Trade Liberalization and Regional Growth in Mexico
The paper analyses the impact trade liberalization and economic integration have had on regional growth and regional disparities in Mexico over the last two decades. It is highlighted that the passage from an import substitution system to membership of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade...
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This paper uses six nationally representative household consumption surveys to develop successive poverty profiles for Indonesia over a fifteen-year period of sustained high growth followed by rapid contraction. Adopting a ‘cost-of-basic-needs’ approach to poverty determination (an approach...
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– A Study Of Japanese Regions
One account of spatial concentration focuses on productivity advantages arising from market size. We investigate this for 40 regions of Japan. Our results identify important effects of a region’s own size, as well as cost linkages between producers and suppliers of inputs. Productivity links to a...
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