scholarly journals The Dynamic Relationship between Inequality and Sustainable Economic Growth

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hwan-Joo Seo ◽  
HanSung Kim ◽  
Young Soo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

This study empirically tests the effects of income inequality on growth for 43 countries from 1991 to 2014 based on a cumulative growth model. The results show that, first, the estimation results using a reduced equation reveal a positive correlation between the income inequalities of lagging countries and the respective growth gaps with the frontier country. This confirms that the increase in income inequality negatively affects growth. Secondly, a cumulative growth model using 3SLS estimation shows that income inequality has a negative effect only on investment. However, we fail to find correlations between technological innovation and income inequality and between human capital accumulation and income inequality. Considering that investment has a positive impact on productivity, we conclude that income inequality has a negative impact on investment and that the resulting sluggish investment has a negative impact on productivity, which in turn negatively influences growth. Third, contrary to Kaldor and Barro’s prediction, we find that income inequality in developing countries is negatively correlated with growth, particularly for investment. The effects of income inequality on investment are found to be similar in both developed and developing countries. We also find region-specific differences in the paths through which income inequality affects sustainable economic growth.

scholarly journals How do Poverty and Income Inequality affect Economic Growth in Developing Countries?

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-558
Author(s):  
Hamza Saleem ◽  
Fatima Farooq ◽  
Muhammad Aurmaghan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
World Development

The major objective of this research is to examine the relationship between poverty, income inequality and economic growth from some selected developing countries. This study uses panel data for the period of 2002-2015. All the data is taken from world development indicators (WDI). To find out the results, we have used Hausman test an econometrics technique for panel data in this research. The results of the study indicate that poverty and income inequality have a negative impact on economic growth on the other hand Gross capital formation, labor force, total population and government consumption and expenditure have a positive impact on economic growth. The result tells us that changes in these variables have a significant and positive effect on the dependent variable. To achieve the goal of economic growth developing countries should reduce poverty and take meaningful steps to overcome the problem of inequality in the society which can be very helpful in achieving the goal of economic growth.

scholarly journals INVESTASI ASING LANGSUNG DAN PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI WILAYAH ASEAN PERIODE 2004-2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Aditya Febriananta Putra ◽  
Suyanto . ◽  
Irzameingindra Putri Radjamin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Accelerate Development ◽  
Fixed Capital Formation

Exertions to accelerate development carried out by developing countries in general are oriented towards improving or improving people’s lives. Developing countries are characterized as countries that lack capital, savings and investment. The role of Labor has a significant effect but has a negative impact on economic growth. Agriculture and Service also performance a significant role, despite having a positive impact on economic growth. While other variables, namely Fixed Capital Formation, Foreign Direct Investment, Export, Manufacture, and Fertility showed insignificant results on economic growth.

Effect of Government Spending Policies on Education on Human Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): أثر سياسات الإنفاق الحكومي على التعليم على مراكمة رأس المال البشري والنمو الاقتصادي في دول الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا (MENA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (16) ◽  
pp. 65-90
Author(s):  
Emad Adnan Matyori Emad Adnan Matyori
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Human Capital Accumulation ◽  
The Government

This study aims to estimates the effect of government spending on education and its policies on the accumulation of human capital and then economic growth, for this purpose, we use the econometric method, and employed the simultaneous equations model, for a sample of fourteen countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) For the period (1980- 2019); The study concluded, in the first estimates stage of the model, that most of the government spending policies on education used in the study positively affect the accumulation of human capital, except, government spending policy on education at basic educational levels, which had a negative impact. And in the second estimates stage of the model, The study concluded, a positive impact of the accumulated human capital due to government spending on education and its policies on economic growth; Consequently, government spending policies on education positively affect economic growth through the channel of human capital accumulation, expressed in the composite index based on the Barrow- Lee database of average years of schooling for the working- age population, adjusted for the quality and return of education. The study made the following recommendations: interest to international education indicators data, as it is the basis for managing the educational system. Study more government spending policies on education to reveal its role in human capital accumulation and economic growth.: interest to human capital when formulating government policies, targeting its development, and increasing its contribution to GDP.

scholarly journals The Asymmetric Relationship Between Military Expenditure, Economic Growth and Industrial Productivity: An Empirical Analysis of India, China and Pakistan Via the NARDL Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aamir Syed
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Military Expenditure ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Industrial Productivity

This research work aims to verify how military expenditure promotes economic growth and industrial productivity, as suggested by the Military Keynesianism postulate. The NARDL method is employed to achieve the above objective on the panel data of India, China, and Pakistan, covering the period between 1990 and 2018. The study finds that the positive and negative impact of military expenditure has a significant positive and negative effect on economic growth in the long run for China and India; however, in the short-run, only positive impact favors economic growth. Thus, there is a symmetric effect in the short-run and an asymmetric impact in the long-run. This asymmetric result supports the work of Military Keynesianism, helping policymakers in devising appropriate macro-economic policies.

scholarly journals Relationship between Economic Growth, Unemployment and Poverty: Analysis at Provincial Level in Vietnam

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Hoang Quy
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Provincial Level ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
The Relationship

This empirical study analyzes the relationship between economic growth, unemployment and poverty at provincial level in Vietnam. The study is conducted on a sample of 245 year observations in 63 Vietnam provinces for the period of 2012-2015. The research results show that: Firstly, public investment has a positive impact on economic growth. Secondly, poverty, and export & import have a negative impact on unemployment. Thirdly, public investment has a significant and positive impact on unemployment. Fourthly, unemployment; export & import; and public investment have a negative impact on poverty. On the basis of our findings, we suggest 03 groups of recommendations for sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, and unemployment reduction of Vietnam provinces.

Dynamics of Public Expenditure on Defense and Economic Growth Pattern in Developed and Developing Countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 669-681
Author(s):  
Madhabendra Sinha ◽  
Anjan Ray Chaudhury ◽  
Partha Pratim Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Panel Var ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Using Data

Endogenous growth theories refer that public spending has a considerable bearing on economic growth. Rise in public spending retards rate of economic growth. As the economic structure across the developed and developing countries varies significantly, the effect of public spending on non-productive activities may differ across these countries. In this context, the authors develop a comparative study for looking at the dynamic relationship between public expenditure on defense activities and pattern of economic growth between developing and developed countries across the globe over the period 1960-2015. Using data from SIPRI and World Bank, the authors invoke the panel data regression with panel co-integration test followed by panel VAR. Findings indicate that developed countries have positive impact of defense spending on growth, and the relationship is bi-directional, whereas the impact is found to be negative in developing nations.

Does inequality benefit growth? New evidence using a panel VAR approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Marcelo Eduardo Alves da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
State Level ◽  
Panel Var ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Inequality Measures ◽  
Capital Market Imperfections ◽  
Dynamic Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the dynamic relationship between economic growth and income inequality, an issue that has not found a clear consensus in the literature. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a Panel VAR approach, using state-level data for Brazil, to assess the dynamic effects of inequality on economic growth and vice versa. Findings The paper shows that inequality shocks lead to higher economic growth, therefore supporting the view that, in poor countries, higher inequality does benefit economic growth. The paper also presents evidence that higher growth leads to lower income inequality. The results are robust to different inequality measures and when a measure of human capital accumulation is included in the estimation. Originality/value Recent evidence has favored the idea that higher inequality hurts economic growth. This paper shows that this might not be the case when the dynamic relationship between growth and inequality is examined in a developing country with high inequality and capital market imperfections.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CHINA

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
XIAOLIANG ZHOU ◽  
TING LI
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Dynamic Panel Regression

While most studies have shown that an aging population has a negative impact on economic growth, the potentially positive factor of a young elderly population may be neglected. The purpose of this study is to investigate the following two hypotheses: the young elderly population (aged from 60 to 69) with a strong academic background has a positive impact on the economy in China, and the elderly population has a negative impact on the economy in China. Official provincial-level panel data from 1996 to 2016 for 29 provinces are utilized in fixed-effects models with and without controlling for heteroskedasticity and cross-sectional dependence, as well as in DIFF-GMM and SYS-GMM models in the dynamic panel regression estimation. The primary finding of this study is that young elderly people with a strong educational background can positively affect China’s economic growth and can partly alleviate the negative effect of the overall elderly population. This conclusion is quite robust regardless of which econometric method is adopted.

Remittance Behavior of Migrants and its Macroeconomic Effects in Four Developing Countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupam Das
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Estimation Procedure ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Macroeconomic Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Remittance Behavior

The literature on the macroeconomic effects of remittances is inconclusive. This study establishes a relationship between remittances and other important macroeconomic variables, such as consumption, investment and economic growth in Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, and Syria over the period 1975-2006. Overall results suggest that remittances have a positive impact on economic growth in Pakistan and Syria but a negative impact in Bangladesh and Egypt. Negative remittance-growth coefficients in those two countries suggest a counter-cyclical relationship. A key objective of this paper is to identify how the remittance behavior of migrants varies across countries. Results from panel estimation procedure shows that a combination of self-interest and enlightened self-interest behavior of migrants is responsible for the growth impact in Bangladesh. The enlightened self-interest motivation is also the most likely cause of the growth impact in Egypt. Finally, the self-interest behavior explains the growth impacts in Pakistan and Syria. Results from this paper have policy implications for developing countries which face dilemmas and debates on the impact of remittances on economic growth.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENGARUH FAKTOR PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI, PENDIDIKAN, DAN PENGANGGURAN TERHADAP KETIMPANGAN DISTRIBUSI PENDAPATAN DI INDONESIA

Media Ekonomi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Aufa Nadya ◽  
Syafri Syafri
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
School Duration ◽  
The Impact

<em>This study is analyze the impact of economic growth, education and unemployment on the inequality of income distribution and see which provinces contribute the most to income inequality in Indonesia</em>. <em>This study used Panel regression analysis with the Eviews 8 analysis tool. The data used in this research are Gini ratio, GDRP growth rate, mean of school duration, and open unemployment rate from 33 Provinces within 2007 to 2016 (330 observations).</em> <em>The results show that economic growth has no impact on income inequality, at the same time education has a positive impact and unemployment has a negative impact on income inequality in Indonesia. The results show that Banten is a province with the highest level of income inequality.</em>

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