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Autocratic Transitions and Growth
Nannicini, Tommaso; Ricciuti, Roberto - CESifo - 2010
statistical framework, in a panel of 160 countries, we focus on 14 episodes of transition from democracy to autocracy. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572505
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The Application of the Capability Approach to High-Income OECD Countries: A Preliminary Survey
Volkert, Jürgen; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2011
-being in affluent countries. It focuses on CA applications related to general well-being, inequalities, poverty and human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853849
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Direct Distribution of Rents and the Resource Curse in Iran: A Micro-econometric Analysis
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Habibpour, Mohammad - CESifo - 2014
tax have a significant negative effect on the household GINI index and on poverty. We also examine three alternative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781552
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Fair and Efficient Taxation under Partial Control: Theory and Evidence
Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - CESifo - 2011
There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want to compensate others for their misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort. This paper introduces fairness in a tax-benefit scheme that is based on several characteristics in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009221559
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Social Identity and Redistributive Preferences: A Survey
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Cowell, Frank - CESifo - 2013
Social identity has become accepted as a key concept underpinning the endogeneity of economic behaviour and preferences. It is important in explaining attitudes towards redistribution and pro-social behaviour. We examine how economic theory measures social identity and its effects on preferences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010701093
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Tradable Immigration Quotas
Moraga, Jesus Fernandez-Huertas; Rapoport, Hillel - CESifo - 2013
International migration is maybe the single most effective way to alleviate global poverty. When a given host country … individuals and governments who care about world poverty. This implies that the existing international migration regime is … applications: a market for the resettlement of international (e.g., climate change) refugees, and the creation of an OECD poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607006
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Subjective Well-Being and Income: Is there any Evidence of Satiation?
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - CESifo - 2013
Many scholars have argued that once “basic needs” have been met, higher income is no longer associated with higher in subjective well-being. We assess the validity of this claim in comparisons of both rich and poor countries, and also of rich and poor people within a country. Analyzing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643335
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution
Dahlberg, Matz; Edmark, Karin; Lundqvist, Heléne - CESifo - 2011
In recent decades, the immigration of workers and refugees to Europe has increased substantially, and the composition of the population in many countries has consequently become much more heterogeneous in terms of ethnic background. If people exhibit in-group bias in the sense of being more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833914
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A 'Health Kuznets' Curve'? Cross-Country and Longitudinal Evidence
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Hernandez-Quevedo, Cristina; Sato, Azusa - CESifo - 2013
The distribution of income related health inequalities exhibits varying patterns when developing countries and developed countries are examined. One explanation is the existence of a health Kuznets’ curve. This paper sets out as an exploratory analysis to test the hypothesis of an inverse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877671
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The New Stylized Facts about Income and Subjective Well-Being
Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - CESifo - 2013
In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877842