The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries
This paper examines the effect of human capital inequality on income inequality in Developing Countries using Gini coefficient as a consistent measurement for both of inequality. This study also adds a few control variables such as Globalization Index, GDP per capita and total of population using...
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| author | Mahmood, Suraya Mohd Noor, Zaleha Law, Siong Hook |
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| description | This paper examines the effect of human capital inequality on income inequality in Developing
Countries using Gini coefficient as a consistent measurement for both of inequality. This study also
adds a few control variables such as Globalization Index, GDP per capita and total of population
using dynamic panel data Generalized method of Moment (GMM) for 55 countries over the period of
1970-2010. The empirical results show that, human capital inequality is significant with income
inequality. However, other control variables are insignificant with income inequality except GDP per
capita. Thus, to reduce income inequality and to give citizens equal opportunities, governments of
developing countries and policymakers need to pay attention to human capital inequality. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-318332016-02-15T08:08:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31833/ The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries Mahmood, Suraya Mohd Noor, Zaleha Law, Siong Hook This paper examines the effect of human capital inequality on income inequality in Developing Countries using Gini coefficient as a consistent measurement for both of inequality. This study also adds a few control variables such as Globalization Index, GDP per capita and total of population using dynamic panel data Generalized method of Moment (GMM) for 55 countries over the period of 1970-2010. The empirical results show that, human capital inequality is significant with income inequality. However, other control variables are insignificant with income inequality except GDP per capita. Thus, to reduce income inequality and to give citizens equal opportunities, governments of developing countries and policymakers need to pay attention to human capital inequality. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31833/1/31833.pdf Mahmood, Suraya and Mohd Noor, Zaleha and Law, Siong Hook (2012) The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries. In: 3rd International Conference on Business and Economics (3rd ICBER 2012) , 12-13 Mar. 2012, Golden Flower Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia. (pp. 2218-2230). |
| spellingShingle | Mahmood, Suraya Mohd Noor, Zaleha Law, Siong Hook The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries |
| title | The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries |
| title_full | The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries |
| title_fullStr | The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries |
| title_short | The effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries |
| title_sort | effects of human capital inequality on income inequality in developing countries |
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