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A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China?

Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

in rural areas, but it has not reduced poverty that much, not least because of how it is administered. Moreover, the …

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Income Inequality and Poverty in Colombia - Part 1. The Role of the Labour Market

Joumard, Isabelle; Vélez, Juliana Londoño - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. Income dispersion largely originates from the labour market, which is characterised by a still high unemployment rate, a pervasive informal sector and a wide wage dispersion...

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The Impact of Globalization on the Poor in Latin America

Thorbecke, Erik; Nissanke, Machiko - In: ECONOMIA JOURNAL OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN … (2008)

(transmission mechanisms) through which the process of globalization affects poverty directly and indirectly. Section 3 reviews the … the effects of different manifestations of globalization on poverty tend to be context-specific. In general, the main … globalization channels appeared not to have been able to reduce overall poverty in the region. Between 1981 and 2004 growth was …

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Poverty and Subjective Well-being in Mexico

Lever, Joaquina - In: Social Indicators Research 68 (2004) 1, pp. 1-33

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Benessere economico e felicità in Italia

Biancotti, Claudia; D'Alessio, Giovanni - In: Rivista di Politica Economica 98 (2008) 4, pp. 39-78

In recent years, a vast literature has focused on thè mie played by economic variables in determining the perceived well-being of individuals. Analyses conducted so far show that economic aspects explain only a part of the variability in happiness: other profiles, such as health and family...

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Enhancing Labour Utilisation in a Socially Inclusive Society in Australia

Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Australia faces the mutually reinforced challenges of boosting labour supply and promoting social inclusion. Labour underutilisation is especially prevalent among groups such as lone parents, people with disability, and Indigenous Australians. These are also groups at greatest risk of social...

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Making Economic Growth more Socially Inclusive in Germany

Kappeler, Andreas; Hutfilter, Andrés Fuentes - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

While past labour market reforms have been successful in terms of employment, the relative poverty risk and income …

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A Fragile Pillar: Statutory Pensions and the Risk of Old-Age Poverty in Germany

Arent, Stefan; Nagl, Wolfgang - In: FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis 66 (2010) 4, pp. 419-441

is a growing fear of postretirement poverty in Germany. We develop a microsimulation model to compare the distribution of … find growing postretirement poverty, especially among low-skilled workers. Eastern Germany will lose its current advantage …

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Tax Increment Financing and Education Expenditures: The Case of Iowa

Nguyen-Hoang, Phuong - In: Education Finance and Policy 9 (2014) 4, pp. 515-540

This is the first study to directly examine the relationship between tax increment financing (TIF) and education expenditures, using the state of Iowa as a case study. I find that greater use of TIF is associated with reduced education expenditures. I also find little evidence to support the...

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The Sharing of Macroeconomic Risk: Who Loses (and Gains) from Macroeconomic Shocks

Ahrend, Rudiger; Arnold, Jens; Moeser, Charlotte - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

This paper addresses the often neglected question of how macroeconomic risk is shared across and within economies, and identifies reforms that could contribute towards achieving more desirable risksharing outcomes. For risk-sharing across countries, the paper discusses possibilities for...

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