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Fiscal policy and income redistribution in Latin America: Challenging the conventional wisdom
Lustig, Nora - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2011
– lower and less progressive transfers have been identified as the main cause. Existing studies show that, while in Europe the … distribution of all transfers combined (cash and in-kind) is egalitarian, the bulk of transfers in Latin America accrue to the … a unity is misleading. The (after direct taxes and transfers) Gini, for example, declines by over 10 percent in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366275
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Measuring Income Polarization Using an Enlarged Middle Class
Gigliarano, Chiara; Muliere, Pietro - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2012
In this paper, a new class of polarization measures is derived axiomatically. The concept of polarization is here identified with the decline of the middle class. In particular, we extend the definition of middle class towards a more realistic framework: the middle class is defined in terms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098385
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Inequality of opportunity in Europe: Economic and policy facts
Marrero, Gustavo A.; Rodríguez, Juan Gabriel - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2010
In this paper we consider the main factors that have influenced inequality of opportunity (IO) in Europe. Based on the EU-SILC database, we find that the various levels of development, education and social protection expenditure in 23 European countries significantly affect IO. Dropping out from...
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Perspectives on the current stance of monetary policy
Bullard, James - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2013
February 21, 2013. Presentation. "Perspectives on the Current Stance of Monetary Policy." NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business, New York, N.Y.
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U.S. monetary policy: still appropriate
Bullard, James - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2012
June 29, 2012. Presentation. "U.S. Monetary Policy: Still Appropriate." Presented at Dialogue with the Fed, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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U.S. monetary policy: easier than you think it is
Bullard, James - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2013
February 14, 2013. Presentation. "U.S. Monetary Policy: Easier Than You Think It Is." Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
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Four questions for current monetary policy
Bullard, James - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2013
October 2, 2013. Opening Remarks. Given at the Federal Reserve/CSBS Community Banking Research Conference, Community Banking in the 21st Century, St. Louis
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Opening remarks
Bullard, James - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2013
April 11, 2013. Opening Remarks. Given at the 2013 Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference, Resilience and Rebuilding for Low-Income Communities: Research to Inform Policy and Practice, Washington, D.C.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010727348
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The U.S. monetary policy outlook
Bullard, James - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2012
April 5, 2012. Presented at the InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum, St. Louis.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010727352
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Opening remarks
Bullard, James - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2013
April 3, 2013. Opening Remarks. Given at the Homer Jones Memorial Lecture, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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