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The agricultural productivity gap and self-employment bias in the labor income share

Paul, Saumik; Thomas, Liam - 2020

We propose a theory-based adjustment to the labor income share to correct for the self-employment bias. Through a two-sector neoclassical framework with agriculture and non-agriculture, we derive the productivity-adjusted aggregate labor income share in terms of the agricultural productivity...

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The evolution of income-related inequalities in health care utilization in Switzerland over time

Leu, Robert E. (contributor); Schellhorn, Martin (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This study investigates equity in access to health care in Switzerland over time, using nationwide representative …

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The evolution of income-related health inequalities in Switzerland over time

Leu, Robert E. (contributor); Schellhorn, Martin (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We …

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Empirical findings on the Swiss migration experience

Golder, Stefan M.; Straubhaar, Thomas - 1999

Switzerland has experienced a substantial influx of immigrants over the last 50 years after World War II, which has led … Switzerland to have among the highest share of foreigners in population among all OECD countries. This paper analyses the … migration experience of Switzerland. The analysis centres around two main issues: the economic effects of migration and the …

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Can crop purchase programs reduce poverty and improve welfare in rural communities? : evidence from the food reserve agency in Zambia

Fung, Winnie; Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda; Mason, Nicole - 2015

The last decade has seen a resurgence of parastatal crop marketing institutions in sub-Saharan Africa, many of which cite improving food security and incomes as key goals. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the welfare effects of these programs. This article considers one such...

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Illegal migration and consumption behavior of immigrant households

Dustmann, Christian; Fasani, Francesco; Speciale, Biagio - 2016

We analyze the effect of immigrants' legal status on their consumption behavior using unique survey data that samples both documented and undocumented immigrants. To address the problem of sorting into legal status, we propose two alternative identification strategies as exogenous source of...

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Perspectives on the early retirement decisions of farming couples

Väre, Minna (contributor); Heshmati, Almas (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

In the past decade, the European agricultural sector has undergone rapid structural change. Part of that change is manifested in extended early retirement plans. As pensions play a crucial role in determining the characteristics the change, it is important to establish the factors determining...

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Self-employment in rural China: its development, characteristics, and relation to income

Gustafsson, Björn; Zhang, Yudan - 2021

The changes in the employment structure in rural China are studied with a focus on off farm self-employment. Data from the China Household Income Project surveys covering the same 14 provinces from 1988 to 2018 are used. We find that the proportion of adults in rural China with self-employment...

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Misperceiving inequality

Gimpelʹson, Vladimir E.; Treisman, Daniel - 2015

Since Aristotle, a vast literature has suggested that economic inequality has important political consequences. Higher inequality is thought to increase demand for government income redistribution in democracies and to discourage democratization and promote class conflict and revolution in...

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Crisis, response and distributional impact : the case of Ireland

Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian; Keane, Claire; Savage, Michael; … - 2013

Ireland is one of the countries most severely affected by the Great Recession. National income fell by more than 10 per cent between 2007 and 2012, as a result of the bursting of a remarkable property bubble, an exceptionally severe banking crisis, and deep fiscal adjustment. This paper examines...

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