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April 2013

• 15 Apr 2013
  "Hollowing Out" in US Manufacturing
  Author: Marc Levinson
  Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
  This report examines the economic evidence surrounding the "hollowing out" thesis in the US manufacturing sector.  More on «"Hollowing Out" in US Manufacturing»
• Apr 2013
  Development Goals Post 2015: Reduce Inequality
  Author: Lars Engberg-Pedersen
  Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
  Should the post-2015 development framework include a stand-alone goal on reducing inequality? This brief argues that it should and discusses how such a goal could be defined.  More on «Development Goals Post 2015: Reduce Inequality»
• Apr 2013
  Poor Gulf: Growing Inequality, No Data
  Author: Eckart Woertz
  Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
  This paper states that statistics about inequality within the Persian Gulf are mostly absent.  More on «Poor Gulf: Growing Inequality, No Data»

February 2013

• Feb 2013
  Combating Poverty and Inequality
  Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
  Inequality is widely recognized as a critical barrier to poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.  More on «Combating Poverty and Inequality»
• Feb 2013
  Inequalities and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
  Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
  Income inequalities between and within countries have worsened in recent decades.  More on «Inequalities and the Post-2015 Development Agenda»
• Feb 2013
  Why Does the Minimum Wage Have No Discernible Effect on Employment?
  Author: John Schmitt
  Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
  This report reviews evidence on possible adjustments to minimum-wage increases to explain why the measured employment effects are so consistently small.  More on «Why Does the Minimum Wage Have No Discernible Effect on Employment?»
• Feb 2013
  The Rich, the Clean, and the Kind
  Author: Jonas Dovern, Martin Quaas, Wilfried Rickels
  Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
  This paper develops a comprehensive wealth index for cities that measures their endowment with environmental, energy, social, human, and economic capital stocks.  More on «The Rich, the Clean, and the Kind»
• Feb 2013
  Trade, Education, and The Shrinking Middle Class
  Author: Emily Blanchard, Gerald Willmann
  Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
  The authors in this paper develop and utilize a model of trade and education to show the effect of trade liberalization on skill acquisition.  More on «Trade, Education, and The Shrinking Middle Class»
• Feb 2013
  Climate Change, Global Food Markets, and Urban Unrest
  Author: Cullen S Hendrix
  Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
  This brief discusses why high global food prices give rise to urban unrest in some places and not in others.  More on «Climate Change, Global Food Markets, and Urban Unrest»

January 2013

• Jan 2013
  Building Blocks for Equitable Growth: Lessons from the BRICS
  Author: Milo Vandemoortele, Kate Bird, Andries Du Toit, Minquan Liu, Kunal Sen, Fábio Veras Soares
  Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
  Although they are considered as models of development by development practitioners and researchers, income inequality in the BRICS countries remains to be a serious issue.  More on «Building Blocks for Equitable Growth: Lessons from the BRICS»

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