世界経済・社会統計 = World development indicators

We investigate whether income inequality affects subsequent growth in a cross-country sample for 1965-90, using the models of Barro (1997), Bleaney and Nishiyama (2002) and Sachs and Warner (1997), with negative results. We then investigate the evolution of income inequality over the same period and its correlation with growth. The dominating feature is inequality convergence across countries. This convergence has been significantly faster amongst developed countries. Growth does not appear to influence the evolution of inequality over time. Outline

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Economic growth and income inequality

25. Multiple Imputation for Nonresponse in Surveys. By D. B. Rubin. ISBN 0 471 08705 X. Wiley, Chichester, 1987. 258 pp. £30.25.

Multiple Imputation for Nonresponse in Surveys

This article presents a new data set on inequality in the distribution of income. The authors explain the criteria they applied in selecting data on Gini coefficients and on individual quintile groups' income shares. Comparison of the new data set with existing compilations reveals that the data assembled here represent an improvement in quality and a significant expansion in coverage, although differences in the definition of the underlying data might still affect intertemporal and international comparability. Based on this new data set, the authors do not find a systematic link between growth and changes in aggregate inequality. They do find a strong positive relationship between growth and reduction of poverty.

A New Data Set Measuring Income Inequality

This article presents a new data set on inequality in the distribution of income. The authors explain the criteria they applied in selecting data on Gini coefficients and on individual quintile groups' income shares. Comparison of the new data set with existing compilations reveals that the data assembled here represent an improvement in quality and a significant expansion in coverage, although differences in the definition of the underlying data might still affect inter temporal and international comparability. Based on this new data set, the authors do not find a systematic link between growth and changes in aggregate inequality. They do find a strong positive relationship between growth and reduction of poverty.

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The economic model of migration is applied to the developing country of Colombia. To model the determinants of migration flows in Colombia from an economic perspective the expected income hypothesis is the starting point - a migrant who is a member of the labor force considers not only the income to be earned in a given area but the probability of obtaining employment in that area and the higher the income or the probability of employment in an area the more migration to that area other things being equal. Published data from the 1973 Population Census were used to test whether the rates of lifetime migration into Colombias 23 departments are associated with those areas labor market conditions. Male and female population movements were considered separately and together. For both sexes the results sustain the empirical validity of the economic model of migration in the Colombian context. The 5 specific hypotheses that were confirmed by the available statistical data are: 1) women in Colombia migrate at higher rates than men; 2) women are more responsive than men to economic opportunities associated with migration for sociological reasons; the economic incentives are greater for men; 3) high income areas have higher immigration rates than low income areas; 4) areas with fuller and more stable employment have higher rates of immigration than do other areas; and 5) areas where the employment composition is relatively favorable have higher immigration than areas with poorer job mixes. On the basis of confirmation of the economic model of migration and the expected income hypothesis in Colombia it is warranted to conclude that this is another instance of the Colombian people shifting their economic energies to activities with higher private returns.

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Lifetime migration in Colombia: tests of the expected income hypothesis.

Stochastic dominance in mobility analysis

Acknowledgments Part I: How the Poorer Half Works Chapter One: A Life's Journey Chapter Two: A Problem of Enormous Proportions Chapter Three: Four Workers' Stories Chapter Four: How the Poor Are Working Chapter Five: Labor Markets in a Globalized World Part II: Helping the Poor Earn Their Way Out of Poverty Chapter Six: Setting Objectives, Facing Tradeoffs Chapter Seven: Growth, Trade, and Aid Chapter Eight: Harnessing the Energies of Private Companies Chapter Nine: Labor Market Policies for Generating More Wage Employment Chapter Ten: Increasing Self-Employment Earnings Part III: Taking Action Chapter Eleven: What Can You Do? References Index

Working Hard, Working Poor: A Global Journey

"This theoretical discussion of the migration transition in Asia develops a framework to understand the turning point from labor exporter to labor importer experienced by the Asian NIES [newly industrialized economies] (Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan). The author concludes that the NIEs' demand for labor curve shifted rapidly, primarily due to export-led growth of a labor-intensive character. Because these economies are well integrated, improvements in labor market conditions in individual sectors are transmitted to all workers, discouraging emigration."

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The Migration Transition in Asia

Fil: Cruces, Guillermo Antonio. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Economicas. Departamento de Ciencias Economicas. Centro de Estudios Distributivos Laborales y Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina

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Gary S. Fields

Papers

Lifetime migration in Colombia: tests of the expected income hypothesis.

Stochastic dominance in mobility analysis

Working Hard, Working Poor: A Global Journey

The Migration Transition in Asia

Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Latin America