We examine the determinants of income mobility and inequality in a Ramsey model with elastic labor supply and … relationship between mobility and inequality is complex. For example, a reduction in the interest rate and an increase in the wage … rate reduce capital income inequality and allow upward mobility of the ability-rich. However, the increase in the labor …

We provide an analytical framework within which changes in income inequality over time are related to the pattern of … income inequality grew substantially), and also for income growth to have been pro-poor. Income growth was also pro-poor in … Western Germany, more so than in the USA, and inequality did not rise as much. …

It is argued that the concept of well –being inequality cannot be properly defined without taking the referencing … happiness inequality in happiness studies.We plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up a new …

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 …

Two conversion schemes are usually employed for assessing personal-income inequality from household equivalent incomes … country inequality rankings to conversion schemes and explain the finding by means of inequality decomposition. A bootstrap …

We estimate and decompose family income-related inequality in child health in the US and analyze its dynamics using the … income-related child health inequality remains stable from early childhood into adolescence. The main factor underlying … income-related child health inequality is family income itself, although other factors, such as maternal education, also play …

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at …

by the Ramsey government not only increases aggregate efficiency, but it also decreases inequality. This result is in …