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deprivation of children aged 7 to 17 years, and the outcomes were compared to the incidence of income poverty. The analyses reveal …This study assesses temporal and spatial distribution of child deprivation and income poverty using the fifth and sixth … areas; and differences in regional rankings of deprivation and income poverty. Distinct policies for child deprivation and …
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explaining the sustained income growth Africa has experienced since 1995. The paper also shows that the effects of income per …
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differences between party members and others. Results suggest that party membership has a moderate positive effect on income, on … the order of seven per cent, and a large positive effect on subjective well-being, even after controlling for income … credit and to boost income from farm and non-farm enterprises. There are strong gender effects: men are several times more …
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility to implement a tax and benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador using EUROMOD as an interface. We first present a detailed description of the main components of the tax and benefit system in Ecuador for year 2014. We then describe available...
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The United States and China are the world's largest economies. Together they are responsible for about one-third of the world's economic output. This paper aims to examine whether the two economic giants are also lands of opportunity where resources are allocated in a way that minimizes...
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In this paper, we use the World Income Inequality Database to assess the main trends in inequality within countries … period of time. These trends are complemented with information for inequality in income and wealth from other sources, paying …
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use income, health, education, and standard of living to measure the MPI. The MPI headcount declined from 26.9 to 13 … chronic conditions. Income is the dominant instrument with the highest contribution to the MPI, followed by insurance. Cooking …
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mothers' economic well-being. Using 25-years of longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) from 1990 to … parenthood is as strongly linked to reduced income as partner absence. Comparing how these different routes to single motherhood … affect economic outcomes, I show that previously married mothers face larger income penalties than those who were single when …
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Over the years, money-metric measures of inequality such as the Gini coefficient and the Palma Ratio, as frequently used in Ghana, have become useful in providing quantitative measures of welfare distribution that enable a better understanding of the extent and nature of inequality. From these...
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Natural disasters cause economic damages and may exacerbate disparities in income distribution among countries across …, implying that natural disasters may serve as a means of creative destruction. This effect is prominent among uppermiddle-income …
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