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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 …
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in poverty and income inequality, up to 2010 or 2011 in most countries. We provide measures of the levels and trends in … income inequality, and inequality among those with top incomes. …
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This paper analyses income inequality in Ireland using a new panel dataset based on the administrative tax records of … the Revenue Commissioners for Ireland. High inequality at market incomes in Ireland by international standards appears to …
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A strong association between incomes across generations - with children from poor families likely to be poor as adults - is frequently considered an indicator of insufficient equality of opportunity. Studies of such "intergenerational persistence," or lack of intergenerational mobility, are...
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rates. However, the economy is now slowing at a time when inequality remains very high, making future social progress … should be less disparate, as they explain around 70% of income inequality. This should be done by updating labour legislation …
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Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour … income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income … inequality is the main driver of household market income inequality, with family formation as well as self-employment and capital …
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disparities and widening income inequality. Using the additional revenues of the Canal expansion in a targeted cash transfer …
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