Essays about: "gini index"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the words gini index.

1. 21. The relationship between innovation and inequality - The case of Brazil in the last decade

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Tiago Novo Duarte; [2017]
   Keywords : innovation; inequality; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This work aims to explore the relationship between innovation and inequality, specificly in Brazil in the last decade. Innovation in one hand t is an unquestioned driver of growth, while inequality in the other is a major economic problem, one that arguably hinders growth. READ MORE

3. 22. Income Inequality and Population Health: Regional Differences and New Evidence

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Henrik Lindblad; [2016-09-09]
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   Abstract : This paper analyzes the link between income inequality and the health of the population. To do so I use both a cross-sectional and panel data econometric approach to look at the impact from income inequality, both globally as well as separated by region and income group as defined by the World Bank. READ MORE

4. 23. Income Inequality, In-Kind Benefits and Economic Growth: Studied Using a Modified Gini Index

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elias Wennberg; [2016]
   Keywords : Income Inequality; In-Kind Benefits; Growth; MGINI; Gini; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : A negative long-run relationship between inequality and growth has been found for a variety of inequality measures, but as these measures invariably ignore the pro-poor effect of in-kind redistribution, one may question the reliability of previous studies’ inequality-growth estimates. In this paper, I incorporate in-kind benefits into the Gini index and present new estimates of the inequality-growth impact for the period 1980―2007, in what is believed to be the first inequality-growth study of its kind. READ MORE

5. 24. Economic inequality and HIV in South Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Nicklas Nordfors; [2015-05-29]
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   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study the association between economic inequality and HIV in South Africa, since relatively recent research has suggested that economic inequality may be a structural driver in the HIV epidemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic inequality is measured at the provincial and municipal level using an asset index to approximate household wealth. READ MORE

6. 25. Gross Domestic Product Growth Correlations : Multi Country Study with Focus on China and India

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Varun Nayyar; [2014]
   Keywords : GDP; Growth; Literacy; Inequality; Innovation; Logistics; Corruption; FDI; Service share of GDP;

   Abstract : Analyses of the dependence of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates on seven variables; Logistic Performance (LGI), Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Adult Literacy Rate (ADLR), Gini Index (GI), % Service Share of the GDP (SSG) and Global Innovation Index (GII) have been performed in this study. A regression model has been presented where growth rate is taken as a function of seven factors. READ MORE