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Measuring the trickle-down effect: a case study on Singapore

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The present paper examines the 'trickle-down' effect, which is the diffusion of economic gains from the rich to the poor when the economy expands. While many studies in the literature attempt to measure the extent of trickling-down in different countries, the speed of this trickle-down effect has largely been ignored. This paper proposes a method to measure both the extent and the speed of the trickle-down process in a dynamic framework. This methodology is then applied to data on Singapore, which serves as a good candidate to examine trickle-down effects because it has experienced steady economic growth during the last three decades.

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  • David Owyong, 2000. "Measuring the trickle-down effect: a case study on Singapore," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(8), pages 535-539.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:7:y:2000:i:8:p:535-539
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850050033337
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    1. Carvalho, S. & White, H., 1997. "Combining the Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Poverty Measurement and Analysis. The Practice and the Potential," Papers 366, World Bank - Technical Papers.
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    2. Sheilla Nyasha Author-Name: Yvonne Gwenhure & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2017. "Poverty and Economic Growth in Ethiopia: A Multivariate Causal Linkage," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 51(1), pages 343-359, January-M.
    3. Merter Akinci, 2018. "Inequality and economic growth: Trickle†down effect revisited," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 36(S1), pages 1-24, March.

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