Globalisation, inequality and poverty relationships
Subtitle: a cross country evidence
By: by Marcel Neutel, Almas Heshmati
Contributors: Heshmati, Almas
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 2223; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) -- no. 2223
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Globalization; Income distribution; Poverty
Description: "In this research, the relationship between globalisation and poverty and income inequality is determined. A whole new globalisation index has been constructed based on data covering a large sample of 65 developing countries. The index is based on the globalisation index proposed by A.T. Kearney / Foreign Policy Magazine. The index is composed of four sub-indices, namely: economic integration, personal contacts, technological connections and political engagement. Results from cross-sectional regression analysis show that there is a significant relationship between globalisation and poverty and income inequality. Globalisation leads to poverty reduction and it reduces income inequality. The relationship between globalisation and poverty remains significant when controlled for regional heterogeneity. A non-linear analysis shows that poverty has diminishing returns to benefits from globalisation"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
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