The goal of this paper is to provide a preliminary overview of empirical Capability Approach (CA) applications for high-income …

This paper adds to our understanding of the causes of income inequality across nations by examining the influence of … different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment. Whereas the economics of income inequality has been an area of … equality onto income equality? The answer to this question, using data for nearly 150 nations over the years 1985-2019, is in …

This paper adds to our understanding of the causes of income inequality across nations by examining the influence of … different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment. Whereas the economics of income inequality has been an area of … equality onto income equality? The answer to this question, using data for nearly 150 nations over the years 1985-2019, is in …

We investigate the evolution of global welfare in two dimensions: income per capita and life expectancy. First, we … estimate the marginal distributions of income and life expectancy separately. More importantly, in contrast to previous … univariate approaches, we consider income and life expectancy jointly and estimate their bivariate global distribution for 137 …

welfare effect of future income uncertainty. We build a model of remittances and savings under income uncertainty and show … that an immigrant will increase his remittances in response to a first-order risk decrease in future income. Using changes … in the size and generosity of the welfare state as a measure of changes in future income risk, we empirically test the …

respondent has a formal funeral cover increases with income and banking status. However, it is lower for individuals receiving …

-surplus amounts to a striking 307 billion Euro in 2018. It persists in goods, services, and secondary income accounts. It also exists … tax. The resulting loss in tax income could amount to as much as 64 billion Euro per year. …