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On the Definition and Measurement of Chronic Poverty

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - 2007

As an alternative to the conventional methods for measuring chronic poverty, this paper proposes an interpersonal comparable measure of permanent income as a basis for defining and measuring chronic poverty. This approach accounts for the fact that individuals regularly undertake inter-period...

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Measuring long-term inequality of opportunity

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne; Peragine, Vito - 2010

In this paper, we introduce and apply a general framework for evaluating long-term income distributions according to the Equality of Opportunity principle (EOp). Our framework allows for both an ex-ante and an ex-post approach to EOp. Our ex-post approach relies on a permanent income measure...

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On the measurement of long-term income inequality and income mobility

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - 2010

This paper proposes a two-step aggregation method for measuring long-term income inequality and income mobility, where mobility is defined as an equalizer of long-term income. The first step consists of aggregating the income stream of each individual into a measure of permanent income, which...

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Income mobility as an equalizer of permanent income

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - 2014

Do market-orientated economies with relatively large cross-sectional levels of inequality have higher income mobility and therefore less permanent inequality? To answer this question, we introduce a formal representation of income mobility as an equalizer of permanent income. The proposed...

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Voting as a Signaling Device

Aytimur, R. Emre; Boukouras, Aristotelis; Schwager, Robert - 2012

characteristics to others. The model is one of rational voting and generates the following predictions: (i) The paradox of not voting … does not arise, because the benefi t of voting does not vanish with population size. (ii) Turnout in elections is … positively related to the size of the local community and the importance of social interactions. (iii) Voting may exhibit …

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On the meaning and measurement of redistribution in cross-country comparisons

Lambert, Peter J.; Nesbakken, Runa; Thoresen, Thor O. - 2011

Empirical findings on the relationship between income inequality and redistribution from a cross-country perspective … are not conclusive. One reason may be that observers have in mind different concepts of redistribution. A major factor is … at all) by different measures of redistribution. The ambiguities can be resolved by applying the "transplant …

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Equity versus Efficiency in Public Pension Schemes. Microsimulating the Trade-off

Stensnes, Kyrre - 2007

Any contribution to a pay-as-you-go pension system may be considered mandatory savings to the extent that it gives a claim to a future benefit. Contributors to the economic literature have argued that an increase in this savings component will lower implicit marginal tax rates, thereby reducing...

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Dynamic Choice, Multistate Duration Models and Stochastic Structure

Dagsvik, John K. - 1996

An important problem in the analysis of intertemporal choice processes is how to justify the choice of mathematical structure of the transition probabilities. A related and delicate identification problem is to separate the effect of unobserved variables from the influence on preferences from...

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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?

Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - 2009

less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …

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Distributional Effects of Environmental Taxes on Transportation. Evidence from Engel Curves in the United States

Larsen, Erling Røed - 2005

Indirect taxes on transportation activities that pollute can correct externalities and close the gaps between private and social costs. However, policy makers often find such Pigou taxes difficult to implement because of political resistance due to possibly adverse affects on equity. For this...

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