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urban inequality, a reduction in urban poverty, and a lower level of overall inclusive growth of a city. …
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Over the last years, microloans to small and medium-sized enterprises have grown in significance in many countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Empirical evidence on the economic and social impact of microfinance is, however, scant. In trying to shed more light on this important issue, this...
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negative relationship between average schooling years and inequality in educational opportunities, along with a strong support … very strong impact both on educational inequality and on the rate of economic growth. Our estimates establish the failure … will suffer in terms of reduced economic growth and high educational inequality for future generations. The paper …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the interaction between the …, income inequality is perceived more negatively with increased perceived fairness, due to the need for unexpected policy …
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We argue that perceived fairness of the income generation process affects the association between income inequality and … income redistribution. Income inequality is predicted to have a more favorable impact on subjective wellbeing for individuals … differences in individual tolerance for income inequality, and the predicted influence of actual fairness. …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
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In this paper, we revisit the association between happiness and inequality. We argue that the perceived fairness of the … less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557081
capital falls in the diversified regime. Also, there exists constant level of between group income inequality in the imitation …-only and innovation-only regimes. However, wage and income inequality between skilled and unskilled human capital rises as an … economy bridges its gap from the world technology frontier. There exists constant level of income inequality within skilled …
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This paper investigates the effect of inequality on economic growth in nondemocratic regimes. We provide a model where … citizens' wealth, but faces a high probability of losing power due to low public support. We show that inequality affects the … ruler's trade-off between his or her expropriation of citizens' wealth and hold on power. Larger inequality among citizens …
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This study explains the evolution of wage inequality over the last 30 years and supports this explanation with evidence … the role of ability, technological progress increases wage inequality within each group of education as well as between … education groups. Inasmuch as education is an irreversible investment, the rise in within group inequality boosts up the rise of …
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