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less than those reported for schooling of children. However, our internal rate of return estimates are very sensitive to …
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This paper examines the allocative implications of progressive income taxation when individuals care about their … relative income. It shows that tax progressivity might improve efficiency, and the more so in egalitarian economies …. Introducing a progressive income tax can yield a Pareto improvement if pre-tax income is evenly distributed. Implementing …
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This paper argues that there is no country in Latin America where we can confidently say that income inequality … schooling are the main reason why income distribution has not improved in the 1990s. However, the lack of progress in income …
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Some analysts rank Chile as the only Latin American economy that qualifies as a 'take-off economy,' or development economy. In a sense, Chile's enduring success and proved insulation from the 'Tequila effect' are due to its high national savings. What has made Chile's savings so high? What were...
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into education groups to determine whether there are differences in saving behavior along the distribution of income. Third …
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The use of income distribution indicators in the economics literature has increased considerably in recent years. This …
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This paper documents the income distribution changes experienced by Argentina during the last decades. Inequality … have shaped Argentina's income distribution: deep macroeconomic crisis and periods of openness and integration. The sizable … particular severity of the income distribution changes in Argentina. This paper was prepared for the Labor Markets and …
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employment, and mean labor income by economic sector and education level. …
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