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Inequality of access to opportunities and socioeconomic mobility : evidence from the Life in Transition Survey

Cojocaru, Alexandru - 2019

Expectations of future socioeconomic mobility are an important determinant of current policy preferences. But how may these expectations be formed? Using Life in Transition survey data for a large set of transition economies and several Western European countries, this paper examines the link...

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Should income inequality be reduced and who should benefit? : redistributive preferences in Europe and Central Asia

Cojocaru, Alexandru; Diagne, Mame Fatou - 2014

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Will inequality lead China to the middle income trap?

Islam, S. Nazrul - 2015

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Inequality and the tails : the Palma Proposition and Ratio revisited

Cobham, Alex; Schlogl, Luke; Sumner, Andrew - 2015

that currently changes in income or consumption inequality are (almost) exclusively due to changes in the share of the … of hidden (or partially hidden) inequality and how the Palma may be useful in bringing this to light in the parts of the …

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The contexts of social inclusion

Silver, Hilary - 2015

In light of the emphasis on “inclusion” in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this paper contends that social exclusion and inclusion are context-dependent concepts in at least three senses. First, the ideal of an inclusive society varies by country and by region. Second, different...

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Inequality and environmental sustainability

Islam, S. Nazrul - 2015

This paper synthesizes the evidence of a negative correlation between income inequality and environmental quality. It … shows that inequality exerts adverse impact on environmental outcomes through several channels, including the household … impact of inequality. Other dimensions of inequality, in particular gender inequality, also impact environmental quality …

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The Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP) : an introduction and preliminary findings

Lahoti, Rahul; Jayadev, Arjun; Reddy, Sanjay - 2015

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Redistributive policies for sustainable development : looking at the role of assets and equity

Kohler, Pierre - 2015

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The distributive impact of taxes and expenditures in Colombia

Núñez Méndez, Jairo; Olivieri, Sergio; Parra, Julieth; … - 2020

speed up the decline in inequality levels and reduce poverty. This study presents an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis …

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Borrowing to keep up (with the joneses) : inequality, debt, and conspicuous consumption

Banuri, Sheheryar; Nguyen, Ha - 2020

The quest for status is a powerful motivator, but does it affect inequality? This paper presents a novel lab experiment … that was designed and conducted to identify the relationship between inequality, status signaling, debt, and conspicuous … finance exacerbates inequality. The results point to a vicious cycle of inequality and costly borrowing …

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