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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 distribution of wages in transition countries
Newell, Andrew - 2001
This paper seeks to document and analyse changes in the distribution of wages and employment in the transition countries since the collapse of communism. Most countries experienced an increase in wage inequality during the initial shock of the transition. Proximate causes of this increase seem...
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Changes in the structure of earnings during the Polish transition
Keane, Michael P.; Prasad, Eswar S. - 2002
We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in labor earnings increased substantially from 1988 to 1996. A common view is that the reallocation of workers from a public sector with a compressed wage distribution, to a private...
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Structural change and inequality in Africa
Morsy, Hanan; Shimeles, Abebe; Nabassaga, Tiguéné - 2021
This paper examines how inequality could be tackled through structural transformation using unit record data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for Africa. Results suggest inequality between countries tends to be higher when the share of labor employed or value-added in the...
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Structural transformation and income distribution : kuznets and beyond
Kanbur, Ravi - 2017
This paper explores the question of structural transformation and income distribution through the eyes of the pioneer in such analysis, Simon Kuznets. It argues that his 1955 paper stands the test of time in providing insights which are relevant to understanding current phenomena like the...
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Understanding the distributional impacts of increases in fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Gayoso de Ervin, Lyliana E.; … - 2023
The recent global increases in fuel prices threaten the gains in poverty reduction that countries like Paraguay have … analyzes the potential effects of fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay. Using microsimulation methods and based on … more regressive in Paraguay. At the same time, the results of the simulations indicate small effects on income inequality. …
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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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