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sample of countries in the period 1960-2000. Even though welfare inequality across countries appeared stable, the … distribution dynamics points out the emergence of three clusters. Such tendencies to polarization shall strengthen in the future …. In terms of the world population distribution, welfare inequality decreased as the result of the decline in inequality of …
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the analysis of wealth inequality. On the basis of reconstructed data, we show that household wealth inequality declined … afterwards. By international standards, Italy does not have a high level of wealth inequality (contrary to the evidence available … together with the opinions on inequality collected by means of statistical surveys. …
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I study the interactions between the distribution of human capital, technological choice, and redistributive institutions. I first ask what makes alternative social contracts such as a European-style "welfare state" and US-style "laissez-faire" sustainable, and in particular how each is affected...
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each member country on the basis of national indicators; EU-wide estimates of inequality and poverty play no role. Yet this … methodological requirements of this evaluative exercise, and provides the first estimates of inequality and poverty in the enlarged …
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-oriented analysis. This paper examines empirical strategies to measure poverty and inequality in multiple domains, concentrating on two … form of the index. These problems are illustrated by comparing inequality and deprivation in income and health in the four …
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The paper describes the sample surveys on the personal distribution of incomes conducted in post-war Italy: the first survey carried out by Istituto Doxa in 1947-48; the sample survey of household income and wealth conducted by the Bank of Italy since the late 1960s; the expenditure survey, and...
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This paper exploits the tax records to analyze the geography of income inequality in Italy. In 2011, the Gini … coefficient, the most common measure of inequality, was 40 per cent at national level. In the South it was 3 percentage points …. Inequality is also greater in major metropolitan areas. The Gini index has been increasing during the Great Recession. This …
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The relationship between inequality and trust has attracted the interest of many scholars who have found a negative … relationship between the two variables. However, the causal link from inequality to trust is far from being identified and the … variable estimates using the predicted exposure to technological change as an exogenous driver of inequality. According to our …
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, an increase in inequality will not unambigously increase redistribution. Finally, introducing endogenous information may …
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This paper examines the relationship between inequality and happiness through the lens of heterogeneous values, beliefs … rules, regardless of background and circumstances. These traits matter when it comes to how inequality affects subjective … levels of inequality. In the case of moderation, inequality aversion can be read in terms of a desire for stability: people …
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