01814cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018992 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484392911 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hacibedel, Burcu. Inequality in Good and Bad Times : A Cross-Country Approach / Burcu Hacibedel, Pierre Mandon, Priscilla Muthoora, Nathalie Pouokam. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (41 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper provides evidence of a strong relationship between the short-term dynamics of growth and inequality in developing economies. We find that reductions in inequality during growth upswings are largely reversed during growth slowdowns. Using a new methodology (mediation analysis), we identify unemployment, and youth unemployment especially, as the main channel through which fluctuations in growth affect future dynamics in inequality. These findings suggest that both the quality of jobs created and labor market policies are important to ensure that growth outcomes are conducive to inequality reduction. Mode of access: Internet Mandon, Pierre. Muthoora, Priscilla. Pouokam, Nathalie. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/020 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/020/001.2019.issue-020-en.xml IMF e-Library