The effect of economic growth on income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa

DOES INCOME INEQUALITY HAMPER OR FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA? Prepared by: KyuSeon

POLICY QUESTION " What is the relationship between inequality and economic growth? Specifically, does income inequality hamper or foster economic growth in developing countries? " BACKGROUND As the global economy experienced rapid economic growth after World War II, an intense debate arose as to whether such growth benefited poor people and reduced income inequality or vice versa. In the 1950s,...

The Effect of Income Inequality on Economic Growth in China

The analysis that follows tests the regression model of Income Inequality by examining the relation among Gini coefficient, GDP growth rate, saving rate and so on within the same country. The purpose of this study is to test out the relation between income inequality and economic growth rate, and the result suggests that income inequality has a negative impact on economic growth rate in the cas...

A New Generation of Physicians in Sub-Saharan Africa?; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians”

This commentary follows up on an editorial by Eyal and colleagues in which these authors discuss the implications of the emergence of non-physician clinicians (NPCs) on the health labour market for the education of medical doctors. We generally agree with those authors and we want to stress the importance of clarifying the terminology to describe these practitioners and of defining more formall...

The effect of climate change on economic growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Globalization and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

This study analyzes Sub-Saharan Africa through the framework of globalization. The study‘s objective is to determine whether globalization is a significant factor when associated with economic growth in the region. Using panel data from 1995-2005 for 41 countries and the KOF globalization index, an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) model was employed to examine the relationship between globalization...