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Human poverty : measuring relative deprivation from basic achievements : a comparative study for 144 world countries in the time span 1990-2010

Lechman, Ewa - 2013

Poverty – differently defined and measured – still remains one the crucial parts of the world development debate. It … an specific approach to poverty issues, treating low incomes as consequence – not a cause – of poverty. The main target … of the work is twofold. Firstly we aim to develop a new complex measure of relative poverty to set the most recent …

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The Social Cost of Carbon and Inequality : When Local Redistribution Shapes Global Carbon Prices

Kornek, Ulrike - 2019

The social cost of carbon is the central economic measure for aggregate climate change damages and functions as a metric for optimal carbon prices. Previous literature shows that inequality significantly influences the level of the social cost of carbon, but mostly neglects a major source of...

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Subjective well-being, income, economic development and growth

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2010

We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given country, between countries in a given year, and as a country grows through time. We show that richer individuals in a given country are more satisfied with their lives than are poorer...

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On the policy implications of changing longevity

Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthiere, Grégory - 2012

Our societies are witnessing a steady increase in longevity. This demographic evolution is accompanied by some convergence across countries, whereas substantial longevity inequalities persist within nations. The goal of this paper is to survey some crucial implications of changing longevity on...

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Global Taxation and National Welfare States

Jha, Priyaranjan; Mukherjee, Rahul - 2023

This paper studies the effects of globalization on the ability of governments to generate tax revenues for the financing of national welfare states. In this context, it summarizes the theoretical predictions of various economic models of tax competition between countries and discusses the role...

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Death and destitution : the global distribution of welfare losses from the COVID-19 pandemic

Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Sterck, Olivier; Mahler, … - 2021

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Lives and livelihoods : estimates of the global mortality and poverty effects of the Covid-19 pandemic

Decerf, Benoit; Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Mahler, … - 2020

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Does hotter temperature increase poverty? : global evidence from subnational data analysis

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Nguyen, Minh Cong; Trong Anh Trinh - 2022

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Does the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affect the poor? : evidence from a six-country survey

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Toan Luu Duc Huynh; Nguyen, Manh-Hung - 2022

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Awards as signals

Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - 2010

Awards are widespread in all countries and are prevalent both in the public sphere and in the private sector. This paper argues, and empirically supports, that awards serve public functions and economists should take them seriously. Using a unique cross-country data set, we suggest that awards...

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