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When Growth Is Not Enough: Explaining the Rigidity of Poverty in the Dominican Republic

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dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Francisco Galrao
dc.contributor.authorSirtaine, Sophie
dc.contributor.editorGalrao Carneiro, Francisco
dc.contributor.editorSirtaine, Sophie
dc.contributor.otherAristy-Escuder, Jaime
dc.contributor.otherHakobyan, Shushanik
dc.contributor.otherLederman, Daniel
dc.contributor.otherBaez, Javier E.
dc.contributor.otherGarcía-Suaza, Andrés
dc.contributor.otherSousa, Liliana D.
dc.contributor.otherSanchez, Diana
dc.contributor.otherKone, Zovanga L.
dc.contributor.otherOzden, Caglar
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-23T14:34:18Z
dc.date.available2017-05-23T14:34:18Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-23
dc.description.abstractThe Dominican Republic stands out as a fast growing economy that has not been able to generate a commensurate reduction in poverty. Three reasons have been raised before to explain this conundrum: (i) a labor market that does not translate productivity gains into salary increases; (ii) a domestic economy with weak inter-sectoral linkages; (iii) and a public sector that does not spend enough nor particularly well to reduce poverty. In addition, the country remains largely exposed to natural disasters and exogenous shocks that, if not mitigated properly, may affect the sustainability of growth in the medium and longer terms. This book assembles a collection of empirical analyses that explore three complementary hypotheses that could help understand why the Dominican Republic continues, to this date, experiencing high economic growth rates with limited poverty reduction. The first hypothesis is concerned with testing whether the observed pattern of fast economic growth cum persistent poverty in the DR is partly driven by a poverty methodology that does not account for price variation that affects distinctly the consumption patterns of low-income and better-off households. If that hypothesis holds, the DR may face a situation in which household income for households at the bottom of the distribution is underestimated. The second hypothesis tests whether the pattern of specialization in the DR might be such that it does not favor unskilled labor. If that hypothesis holds, then returns to capital are probably much higher than returns to labor which would be an indication that the DR has had a comparative advantage in products that are capital intensive instead of labor-intensive. The third hypothesis investigates whether poverty and wage inequality in the DR are affected not only by immigration but also by emigration. The contribution of the volume, therefore, lies in precisely offering a more careful exploration of specific issues around common explanations for the shortcomings of the DR in reducing poverty on a faster basis.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1036-7
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-1036-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26711
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, D.C.: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development—Poverty;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectLABOR SHARE
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.titleWhen Growth Is Not Enoughen
dc.title.alternativeCuando no basta el crecimiento : Razones de la rigidez de la pobreza en la República Dominicanaen
dc.title.subtitleExplaining the Rigidity of Poverty in the Dominican Republicen
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryDominican Republic
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Diagnostics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
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