This paper studies the impact of income inequality on fiscal conservatism when an increase in inequality affects the …, inequality will then be associated with less, rather than more, redistributive taxation. Furthermore, if the poor are liquidity … constrained then the positive association between inequality and fiscal conservatism will increase the persistence in the dynamics …

rise in income inequality. Poverty has increased sharply with an estimated 18.5% of the population on incomes below the …

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

global poor for many years to come. This “new geography of global poverty”—with the mass of the poor living in stable, non … special weight be given to the poor in poor countries? How, if at all, should international agencies with a focus on poverty … greater debate on the new geography of global poverty. …

, we demonstrate the usefulness of bootstrapping techniques for statistical inference for poverty and inequality measures … of incomes of future generations. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. From a policy point of view, we analyse poverty … and income inequality among pensioners in Hungary before the introduction of pension reforms. We find that the old system …

exploit this fact to identify the impact of opening a rural bank on poverty and output. Our estimates suggest that the Indian … rural branch expansion programme significantly lowered rural poverty, and increased non-agricultural output. …

supply, divorce significantly increases the odds that a woman with children is poor. …

poverty alleviation program began in 2001 which finances public investments in designated poor villages based on participatory …