1. Iceland 0.17 .. 83. China* 2.05 2. Norway 0.36 .. 109. Indonesia 2.75 3. Finland 0.39 .. 114. Nigeria 2.88 4. Estonia 0.51 .. 129. India 3.16 5. Denmark 0.52 .. 142. Benin 3.49 .. 8. U.S.A 0.55 148. Congo, Dem. 3.67 .. 17. United Kingdom 0.71 149. Malawi 3.72 .. 21. Germany 0.76 150. Yemen 3.78 .. 23. Japan 0.77 151. Myanmar 3.95 .. 39. Russia 1.04 152. Burkina Faso 4.04 2014 World Bank inco...

CONOMISTS have long sought to understand the links between economic growth and income distribution. The main issues, listed below, have important policy implications for developing countries: • In countries with low levels of development, does economic growth result in a more unequal distribution of income, and is it necessary for per capita income to reach a certain minimum level before income...

INTRODUCTION Since the 1960 s, the number of international medical graduates (IMGs) in the United States has increased significantly. Given concerns regarding the effects of this loss to their countries of origin, the authors undertook a study of IMGs from lower income countries currently practicing in the United States. METHODS The AMA Physician Masterfile was accessed to identify all 265,85...

Some writers have predicted that new technologies mean the ‘death of distance’, allowing suitably skilled economies to converge with high income countries. This paper evaluates this claim. It argues that geography matters for international income inequalities, and that new technologies will change, but not abolish this dependence. Some activities may become more entrenched in high income countr...

Background: Overuse of injections is a common problem in many low-income and middle income countries. Whil