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Working Paper 2011-232 Abstract In this paper we argue that a better understanding of the relationship between inequality and growth

Working Paper 2011-231 Abstract The goal of this study was to use census information to measure the level of occupational

Working Paper 2011-230 Abstract Authors: Marek Kosny . Keywords: growth pattern, income distribution, pro-poor growth, relative affluence JEL: J31, C46.

Working Paper 2011-229 Abstract This article estimates poverty persistence over an individual’s lifetime, using two definitions: income poverty and a

Working Paper 2011-228 Abstract Authors: Joachim Merz , Tim Rathjen . Keywords: Intensity of time and income poverty, interdependent multidimensional

Working Paper 2011-227 Abstract Authors: Nora Lustig. Keywords: fiscal incidence, fiscal policy, inequality, poverty, redistribution, social policy, taxes, transfers; Latin

Working Paper 2011-226 Abstract This paper introduces a new Lorenz dominance criterion that allows ranking income distributions according to ray-invariant

Working Paper 2011-225 Abstract We analyze polarization in India roughly in the past two and half decades using consumption expenditure

Working Paper 2011-223 Abstract This paper provides new evidence on individual preferences over annuities and lump sum payments based on

Working Paper 2011-222 Abstract Authors: . Keywords: poverty forecasting, unemployment, system GMM model JEL: E3, I3. Download Working Paper 222

Working Paper 2011-220 Abstract Authors: Luis Fernando Gamboa, Blanca Zuluaga. Keywords: Family wage gap; childbearing costs; female wages. JEL: J31,