This paper studies the impact of income inequality on fiscal conservatism when an increase in inequality affects the … bottom portion of income distribution. It is argued that, contrary to what is generally assumed in the economic literature … of income distribution and possibly lead to multiple steady states. The existence, under some conditions, of a dynamic …

rise in income inequality. Poverty has increased sharply with an estimated 18.5% of the population on incomes below the … the population have gained under the reforms, average real household per capita income has declined significantly with … households at the lower end of the income distribution suffering the greatest fall. Consequently there has been a substantial …

liberalization is accompanied by reduced income inequality in low-income countries. Simulation results also suggest that relatively …

estimates of the impact of adjustment on poverty using household income and expenditure surveys currently available in LDCs. It … poverty. This framework does require, however, reasonably disaggregated data on income distribution. … proposes the use of decomposable poverty indices as a tractable vehicle for calculating the impact of adjustment on overall …

Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population …

This Paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good …

Disposable income inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient and using Family Budget Survey data, increased very …

cycle, of several dimensions of economic inequality, including wages, labor earnings, income, consumption, and wealth. After … and the cyclical fluctuations in income inequality. The rise in income inequality was stronger at the bottom of the … distribution. Consumption inequality increased less than disposable income inequality, and tracked the latter much more closely at …