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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. …
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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 …
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for all households, and an increase in wealth inequality. Nevertheless, welfare losses are bigger for households with …
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This paper examines the relationship between idiosyncratic risk in labour income and fluctuations in aggregate labour market quantities for Great Britain. We use data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) for 1991-2008 and from the BHPS sub-sample of Understanding Society for 2010-2014....
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