Is Economic Inequality Really a Problem? A Review of the Arguments

Peterson, E. Wesley F.

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“…Cultural factors and socioeconomic challenges may both play a role in contributing to these differences (Naveed et al, 2017). For example, higher rates of psychological difficulties among Pakistani students could be contributed to by poor educational policies, a lack of trained mental health professionals, limited opportunities, an unmeritocratic job market, and the generally poor economic and political condition of the country (Peterson, 2017). Moreover, social discrimination, peer pressure (Bukhari and Khanam, 2015), unhygienic food in communal accommodation (Memon et al, 2018), restrictions in the campus as well as hostels (Ghani, 2017), declining trends in sports and exercise (Tausif, 2017), excessive use of the Internet (Awan, 2015), and an often unsafe environment, particularly for women ("Pakistan ranked fourth among worst countries for women-Pakistan," Dawn, 2017), who were in the majority in our sample, may also contribute to higher prevalence of symptoms of psychological disorders among Pakistani students.…”

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Mental health, suicidal ideation, and experience of bullying among university students in Pakistan

2019

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This study investigates mental health, access to treatment, suicidality, and bullying among Pakistani university students. Data were collected from a sample of 355 university students in Pakistan. For reference, we compared these data to a sample previously collected from German and Chinese students. Results indicated relatively poorer mental health and access to mental health treatments among the Pakistani sample, including a higher rate of recent suicidal ideation and bullying. Acknowledgment of these issues in Pakistani culture would be a good starting point to work on developing solutions to enhance the overall mental health of Pakistani students.

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Mental health, suicidal ideation, and experience of bullying among university students in Pakistan

2019

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“…About the insignificant effect of income inequality on poverty in the long run, perhaps, it is worth considering some arguments stating that inequality does not need to get all the attention to distract from the real problem (Peterson, 2017). Brückner & Lederman (2015) believed that inequality would only be related to economic growth because the rich save more than middle-lower income groups by generating more investment resources.…”

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Do Remittances Matter for Poverty Reduction in ASEAN?

2021

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This study examined the influence of remittances and macro-economic variables on poverty in ASEAN-4 countries (i.e., Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines) over the 1991 to 2019 period using a panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. The study documented that remittance and unemployment have a significant effect on poverty reduction in the long run. Meanwhile, economic growth and the Gini coefficient were found to have an insignificant influence on poverty reduction. The speed of adjustment due to shocks in the short term is restored within eight months into the long-run equilibrium. Our results emphasize that poverty in ASEAN-4 must be addressed with pragmatic macroeconomic policies, especially policies that affect the poor's income. Besides, with the real contribution of remittances, the strengthening of international cooperation related to migrant workers is also essential to alleviate poverty.JEL Classification: F22, F24, I32, J01, O15How to Cite:Fahrizal, T., Aliasuddin., & Majid, M. S. A. (2021). Do Remittances Matter for Poverty Reduction in ASEAN?. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(1), 13-30. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i1.19154.

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“…Per Capita Income in Africa as a Percentage of Per Capita Income in High‐income Countries Source : Data extracted from Peterson () using the World Bank's World Development Indicators.…”

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Convergence Is Not Equality

Bangura¹

2019

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Despite the fall in global income inequality in the last two decades, levels of living among individuals in the world are still very different and are likely to remain so for a very long time. The uneven rate of decline in inequality and growth volatility in commodity‐dependent countries suggest that there is no reason to believe that global inequality will continue to fall until it reaches acceptably low levels. Global disparities in incomes and welfare, especially in social protection, are at the heart of the problem of migration and populism in Western democracies in recent years. They bring out in bold relief the lack of fit between claims of global convergence and people's perceptions on incomes and well‐being between the global North and South. In this regard, it is more realistic to talk about ‘multiple geographies of 21st century development’ than a ‘one world’ or single geography of global development. Issues of power, and the way global and national relationships and rules allocate advantages and disadvantages, or promote convergence and divergence, between and within countries, need to be front and centre in the discussion on global convergence.

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Is Economic Inequality Really a Problem? A Review of the Arguments

Cited by 48 publications

References 64 publications

Mental health, suicidal ideation, and experience of bullying among university students in Pakistan

Mental health, suicidal ideation, and experience of bullying among university students in Pakistan

Do Remittances Matter for Poverty Reduction in ASEAN?

Convergence Is Not Equality

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