However, past studies have not considered how the globalization of production shapes the relationship between manufacturing share of employment and income inequality in developing countries. Relatedly, social s
However, this is due to falling inequality between countries. Average inequality within developing countries has been slowly rising, though staying fairly flat since 2000. As a rule, higher rates of growth in average incomes have not put upward pressure on inequality within countries. Growth has ...
This paper investigates the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) by Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privately-owned enterprises (POEs) on host-state income inequality in developing countries. Using two-stage least squares with a synthetic instrumental variable modeling technique and tot...
While the global economy is on a clear path to recovery, the issue of inequality persists, particularly within developing countries. Based on the panel data of 127 developing economies around the world from 2000 to 2021, this study employs the multi-period DID model to investigate the role of...
Across the globe, a rise in income inequality has been experienced for the last two decades, particularly in developing countries. This problem of income inequality poses a challenge to Africa’s ability to attain the United Nations (UN) Sustainment Development Goals (SDGs) of reduced inequalities...
(2020). Does financial inclusion reduce poverty and income inequality in developing countries? A panel data analysis. Journal of Economic Structures, 9(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40008-020-00214-4 Article Google Scholar Ozcan, B. (2013). The nexus between carbon emissions, energy ...
Income inequality within the majority of developing countries has been rising – in several cases, sharply over the years. In the last two decades, many surveys have seen a significant and symmetric rise in within-country inequality in developing countries. This continuous rise in income inequality...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a crucial role in the fight against poverty and income inequality in countries worldwide. How does the governance environment decisively contribute to the difference in the FDI – income inequality relationship between developed and developing countries? To answer ...
A. 2021. “Institutional Quality and Income Inequality in Developing Countries: A Dynamic Panel Threshold Analysis.” Progress in Development Studies 21 (2): 123–143. https://doi.org/10.1177/14649934211016715. (Open in a new window)Web of Science ®(Open in a new window)Google Scholar...
Literature has also related inequality to trade openness. Cornia (2004) argued that trade openness increased within-country inequality in developing countries. The World Bank (2006) also referred to various researches showing that trade liberalization has a positive influence on wage inequality. This is...