Showing 1 - 10 of 18
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963952
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008682910
, the income tax is effectively progressive; (v) income taxation substantially reduces income inequality in Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963744
In this paper, we address the question whether family support via the income tax system is more generous in France than in Germany, as it is often claimed in the public debate. We use two micro-data sets and a micro-simulation model to compare effective average tax rates for different household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068687
This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009394539
This paper aims to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are benefiting from economic development. Using regression analysis, five factors were examined: (1) location of the household, (2) access to infrastructure, (3) changes in rice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010729026
reducing poverty and perhaps inequality, as well as better fertility management--particularly among the poor--aimed at the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005092763
inequality measures. In this paper, we show the salient features of the country`s poverty situation in a hope to contribute to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684565
This paper presents a few of the latest statistics on income poverty, growth, and inequality, and makes a case about …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008577426
to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets for maternal and child health. This study shows inequality in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833987