differs from the students' distribution. In the general population, three types emerge: an inequality averse, an altruistic … of an inequality averse type in the student population is particularly striking considering the fact that this type …

Inequality, bi-polarization and polarization are related but distinct concepts aiming at analysing the income … distribution. This paper first recalls the main differences between these three notions of inequality, bipolarization and …, in the case of the so-called zero income Shapley decomposition, inequality in Luxembourg is strongly related to income …

How should we make value judgments about wealth inequality? Harsanyi (1953) proposes to take an individual who … competition or contest. We find that inequality can be captured through the equilibrium properties of such a game. We connect the … inequality measures so derived to existing measures of inequality, and demonstrate the conditions under which they satisfy the …

association of reduction of income inequality by governmental taxes and transfers (redistribution) with subjective well …-being. Their results provide evidence that people in Europe are negatively affected by income inequality, whereas reduction of … inequality has a positive effect on well-being. Since the authors simultaneously estimate the effects of income inequality and …

This paper examines the relationship between financial sector transformation and income inequality. We construct an …

. We show that increasing inequality promotes increasing gap r - g, and vice-versa, because capital is a cumulative … endless inequality spiral. …

also who moves up and down the income ladder over time. While income inequality has increased in most OECD countries, in … progressive taxation has also reduced the top 1 per cent’s share of disposable income. This paper finds that income inequality … to greater income inequality but also higher upward income mobility. Indeed, the analysis in the paper shows upward …

inequality in Asia. Focusing on data for four countries—the Peoples’ Republic of China, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines …—the paper asks three questions. First, how much of the past increase in inequality can be attributed to urbanization per se … urban–rural income gap, inequality within the urban sector, and inequality within the rural sector? Second, how might …

Inequality, bi-polarization and polarization are related but distinct concepts aiming at analysing the income … distribution. This paper first recalls the main differences between these three notions of inequality, bipolarization and …, in the case of the so-called zero income Shapley decomposition, inequality in Luxembourg is strongly related to income …