Asia’s Quest for Inclusive Growth Revisited
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Summary:
Despite the rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, inequality in Asia worsened during last two decades. We focus on the determinants of growth inclusiveness and suggest options for reform. A cross cross-country empirical analysis suggests that fiscal redistribution, monetary policy aimed at macro stability, and structural reforms to stimulate trade, reduce unemployment and increase productivity are important determinants of inclusive growth. The main policy implication of our analysis is that there is still room to strengthen such policies in Asia to better achieve growth with shared prosperity. In particular, scenario simulations based on our results suggests that the effect of expanding fiscal redistribution on inclusive growth could be sizeable in emerging Asia, since the estimated improvement in our proxy of inclusive growth – a measure of growth in average income “corrected” for the equity impact—ranges from about 1 to about 8 percentage points.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2015/042
Subject:
Economic growth Fiscal redistribution Inclusive growth Income distribution Income inequality National accounts Poverty Poverty reduction
English
Publication Date:
February 26, 2015
ISBN/ISSN:
9781498340144/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2015042
Pages:
29
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