main patterns of inequality, between and within the social groupings. We find that the effects of peer pressure on within …-group inequality differ between groups. We also find that wealth and consumption inequality increase within groups who aspire to match … social targets from a higher class, despite a reduction in within-group inequality in hours and earnings. …

In this contribution we study the relationship between income inequality and economic freedom for a panel of 100 … countries for the 1971-2010 period. From a panel causality study we find that income inequality has a negative causal effect on … economic freedom, while causation does not run in the opposite direction. We argue that the negative effect of inequality on …

in wealth and health, implying persistent increases in wealth inequality that are characterised by increases in wealth … and/or with lower wealth. These changes lead to inequality in exposure to post-pandemic income risk and, in particular, an … incentivising investment in health for those with low wealth and health, it reduces health inequality and, in the short run, the …

for all households, and an increase in wealth inequality. Nevertheless, welfare losses are bigger for households with …

relationship between inequality of entitlements, mortality risk, and the size of redistribution in a stylized social security …

are related to different dimensions of grievance-inducing and, partly, greed-related inequality, which may occur in … polygynous societies. These dimensions include (i) economic, reproductive and social inequality resulting in relative deprivation … among non-elite men; (ii) inequality within elites when it comes to the distribution of resources and inheritance, both …

We study the short and long run responses of income inequality to positive per capita oil and gas rent shocks in Iran … and statistically significant response of income inequality to oil rent booms within 4 years of the shock. In addition … per capita leads to an approximately 1.4-percent increase in income inequality. The results are robust to controlling for …

are related to different dimensions of grievance-inducing and, partly, greed-related inequality, which may occur in … polygynous societies. These dimensions include (i) economic, reproductive and social inequality resulting in relative deprivation … among non-elite men; (ii) inequality within elites when it comes to the distribution of resources and inheritance, both …