Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/211274 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2019/44
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of human rights on income distribution and poverty by exploring how both aid and trade can influence poverty and income distribution through human rights. The analysis employs data for 125 countries and uses a number of panel data methods. The results suggest that stronger human rights contribute to greater income equality and poverty reduction. The interaction of human rights with official development assistance and trade flows shows that as they increase, or, alternatively, as human rights records increase, both official development assistance and trade flows reduce poverty and lead to greater income equality. The region-disaggregated results suggest that promoting better human rights records is important for poverty alleviation and contributing to greater equality in income distribution.
Subjects: 
global panel of countries
human rights
income inequality
poverty
JEL: 
D63
I32
K38
O57
C33
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-678-4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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