Income Distribution in the Third World: Its Estimation Via Proxy Data By IRA S. SALTZ ABSTRACT. A two-stage least squares estimate of the distribution of income in the Third World is derived in this paper using the per capita ownership of cars, infant mortality rates, and the average daily caloric requirement along with the

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A two‐Stage least squares estimate of the distribution of income in the Third World is derived in this paper using the per capita ownership of cars, infant mortality rates, and the average daily caloric requirement along with the per capita Gross Domestic Product.

world income distribution. We show that even in the absence of diminishing returns in production and technological spillovers, international trade—based on specialization—leads to a stable world income distribution. Countries that accumulate capital faster than average experience declining export prices, reducing

I Introduction The distribution of income in the Third World has always been an important concern of social scientists in many fields but remains difficult to measure. Since reliable data on the distribution of income exists for only about one third of all developing countries, a serviceable means of their estimation will be useful. The purpose …

2018年4月21日 · The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.

2015年8月26日 · Research on world income inequality supports increased awareness of the problem, its measurement and quantification, the identification of causal factors and policy measures that affect global...

In the 1990s, cross-country empirical data suggested that the world income distribution was diverging into two peaks, rich and relatively poor. With the passing of time, we can update that empirical analysis by calculating a Markov transition matrix for the most recent two decades.

Bornschier and Ballmer-Cao (1979) attempted to explain income inequality by combining the two approaches of world systems theory and the distribution of political and economic power. The results of their study indicate that multinational corporation (MNC) penetration (itself a measure of dependency by foreign

2007年7月1日 · This note looks at patterns of income distribution across the world with the view to identifying some relationships between key economic variables and broad patterns of income inequality, and it briefly reviews hypotheses suggested to explain changes in the distribution of income as a country develops.