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Trends in Income Inequality, Pro-Poor Income Growth and Income Mobility

Jenkins, Stephen P.; VanKerm, Philippe - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2003

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. …

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Country Inequality Rankings and Conversion Schemes

Bönke, Timm; Schröder, Carsten - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

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 …

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Measuring the Selection of Pay Referents: A Methodological Analysis of the Questions on Pay Referents in the 2008 and 2009 SOEP Pretest Modules

Schneider, Simone; Schupp, Jürgen - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

Income comparisons are among the key mechanisms used to explain satisfaction and happiness, among other outcomes. Yet progress on the questions of who people use as social referents and whether differential selection patterns exist can only be made based on valid and reliable measures of pay...

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The Social Comparison Scale: Testing the Validity, Reliability, and Applicability of the IOWA-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM) on the German Population

Schneider, Simone; Schupp, Jürgen - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011

Social comparisons are an essential source of information about the self. Research in social psychology has shown individual variation in the tendency toward comparison with other people's opinions and abilities, raising the question of whether social comparisons are driven by psychological...

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A Note on Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in the Philippines

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Reyes, Celia M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011

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

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Growth and Redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?

Parel, Danileen Kristel C. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014

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...

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Are Maternal and Child Care Programs Reaching the Poorest Regions in the Philippines?

Lavado, Rouselle F.; Lagrada, Leizel P. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2008

to achieve the MDG targets for maternal and child health. This study shows inequality in maternal and child health …

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Population and Poverty: A Review of the Links, Evidence and Implications for the Philippines

Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2004

reducing poverty and perhaps inequality, as well as better fertility management--particularly among the poor--aimed at the …

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Poverty and Agriculture in the Philippines: Trends in Income Poverty and Distribution

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Reyes, Celia M.; Asis, Ronina D.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2012

inequality measures. In this paper, we show the salient features of the country`s poverty situation in a hope to contribute to …

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Trends in Household Vulnerability

Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Ramos, Andre Philippe - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010

This paper presents a few of the latest statistics on income poverty, growth, and inequality, and makes a case about …

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