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We compare two approaches to measuring inequity in the health distribution. The first is the concentration index. The second is the calculation of the inequality in an overall measure of individual well-being, capturing both the income and health dimensions. We introduce the concept of...
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inequalities and trade patterns. We analyze the effect of redistributive policies on the production patterns and welfare. We … terms of trade and the welfare distribution within countries. Our framework hopefully provides a basic tool for studying the … interactions between changes in taris on welfare and inequalities inside and between countries. We obtain non monotone …
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This paper quantifies the effects on welfare of misspecified monetary policy objectives in a stylized DSGE model. We … show that using inappropriate objectives generates relatively large welfare costs. When expressed in terms of ‘consumption … uncertainty decomposition indicates that uncertainty about the properties of markup shocks gives rise to the largest welfare costs. …
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is not necessarily welfare-enhancing. We show that firms that use a large share of the low-tech input relocate first … detrimental to workers’ welfare in both countries. …
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is not necessarily welfare-enhancing. We show that firms that use a large share of the low-tech input relocate first … detrimental to workers’ welfare in both countries. …
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and welfare gains in the long term (six to twelve years). The stocks of productive assets, notably in farms, get …
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At the end of 1980s, Côte d’Ivoire entered a deep macroeconomic crisis that put an end to the often praised "Ivorian miracle". After the death of the founding father Houphouët-Boigny, unrestrained political competition added to bad economic conditions and led to the nightmare of civil war....
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At the end of the 1980s, Côte d’Ivoire entered a deep macroeconomic crisis that put an end to the often-praised ‘Ivorian miracle’. After the death of the founding father Houphouet-Boigny, unrestrained political competition added to bad economic conditions and led to the nightmare of civil...
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again made a difference for consumption and nutrition (the case of Mali). On the one hand, large differences in welfare can …
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