Most equivalence scales which are applied in research on poverty and inequality do not depend on income, although there … differing assessments of poverty and inequality under quite general conditions. German microdata will be used to demonstrate and …

fairness principles, namely equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty, into a joint measure of unfair inequality. Two … inequality. Second, average unfair inequality doubles when complementing the ideal of an equal opportunity society with poverty …

This paper constructs a simple theoretical model to study the implications of globalization for inequality and … redistribution. It shows that when globalization increases inequality, a policymaker interested in maximizing the sum of welfares of … all agents increases redistribution. Empirically, the paper examines the effects of globalization on inequality and …

relationship between globalization and inequality in the transition countries including China and most countries of Middle and … characterize most advanced economies but are less developed in transition economies, may have moderated effects of globalization on …This paper re-examines the link between globalization and income inequality. We use data for 140 countries over the …

The paper analyzes the labor market effects of globalization when foreign market entry is costly and risky. With … cannot easily switch industries and wages are inflexible in the short run, globalization tends to increase unemployment. In … popular views about the globalization effects in the U.S. and continental Europe. The results also suggest that the welfare …

Following the collapse of planning, new small and medium-sized firms rapidly emerged in all transition economies. Using … formerly planned economies with those in economies outside transition, we document not only the challenges faced by transition …