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Social health inequalities among older Europeans : the contribution of social and family background

Jusot, Florence; Tubeuf, Sandy - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

This analysis aims to get a step further in the understanding of the determining factors of social health inequalities, and to explore particularly the role played by parents’ social status and their vital status or age at death on the social health inequalities in adulthood among European...

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Fostering Renewables and Recycling a Carbon Tax: Joint Aggregate and Intergenerational Redistributive Effects

Gonand, Frédéric - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014

A rising share of renewables in the energy mix push es up the average price of energy - and so does a carbon tax. However the former bolsters the accumulation of capital whereas the latter, if fully recycled, does not. Thus, in general equilibrium, the effects on growth and intertemporal welfare...

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A counterfactual simulation exercise of CO2 emissions abatement through fuel-switching in the UK (2008-2012)

Chevallier, Julien; Delarue, Erik; Lujan, Emeric; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

This paper uses the E-simulate model of electricity generation to estimate how much the stacking order of different technologies changes when a carbon price is introduced. Different coal and gas price scenarios are explored, and some sensitivity analysis is made of the relative market share of...

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Inégalités de niveaux de vie des actifs et des retraites francais: Ce que nous apprend la multi-décomposition de l'indice de Gini

Legendre, Bérangère - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

France. The multi-decomposition of an inequality measure allows us to put into perspective the role of social spending and …. However, we question the extent to which this multidimensional inequality indicator is a relevant tool for the study of … intergenerational inequalities. Does the multidimensional inequality indicator allow to deliver conclusions regarding retirement …

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To Have and Have Not”: Migration, Remittances, Poverty and Inequality in Algeria,

Margolis, David N.; Miotti, Luis; Mouhoud, El Mouhoub; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015

In this paper, using an original survey, we analyze the distributional impact of international migration across two regions of Algeria. A semi-parametric descriptive analysis is comple- mented with a parametric model. Remittances do not significantly change the Gini coefficient in nearly any of...

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Poverty Reduction and Growth Interactions: What Can Be Learned From the Syrian Experience?

David, Anda Mariana; Marouani, Mohamed Ali - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

’ terms but not in either relative or ‘strong absolute’ terms, owing to the increase in inequality. This can be explained …

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International integration and regional inequalities

Andres, Frédéric - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005

Within a 2 Country-4 Region setting we study the impact of a reduction in international transport costs over the localisation of firms inside countries.We find that even when countries are symmetrical, but as long as regions within countries are not entirely identical (whatever the differences),...

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Trade Liberalization, Inequality and Poverty in Brazilian States

Menéndez, Marta; Castilho, Marta; Sztulman, Aude - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

This paper studies the impact of trade liberalization and international trade on household income inequality and … more exposed to tariff cuts experienced smaller reductions in household poverty and inequality. If significance of results … on Brazilian states depends on the choice of poverty and inequality indicators, robust and contrasting results emerge …

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Examining the Social Impact of the Indonesian Financial Crisis Using a Macro-Micro Model

Bourguignon, François; Robilliard, Anne-Sophie; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008

In this paper, a novel approach is implemented to quantify the effects on poverty and inequality of the financial …

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Programme de lutte contre la pauvreté et stratégie de croissance au Sénégal. Les deux politiques se complètent-elles ?

Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007

Since 2004, the Government of Senegal has adopted an accelerated growth program in the aim o reducing poverty by half before 2015 (Millennium Development Goal). This article criticizes thi program by analysing his pro-poor components. It shows that policies are too much oriented toward sectors...

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