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Ecosystems and human health : the local benefits of forest cover in Indonesia
Garg, Teevrat - 2019
This paper documents the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased incidence of malaria. The evidence is consistent with an ecological response. I show that land use change, anti-malarial programs or migration cannot explain the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased malarial...
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A survey of the role of fiscal policy in addressing income inequality, poverty reduction and inclusive growth
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk - 2014
and economic growth. Developing countries on the other hand, especially countries in Asia are in the process of shifting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345543
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Corruption, shadow economy and income inequality : evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - 2012
harmful to inequality. We investigate if this relationship is equally compelling for developing countries in Asia where … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … economies in South Asia, the income inequality tends to fall. -- corruption ; inequality ; shadow economy ; panel data ; South …
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Do beliefs in the model minority stereotype reduce attention to inequality that adversely affects Asian Americans?
Chen, Shuai; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Wiese, Juliane - 2024
We study whether the model minority stereotype about Asian Americans (e.g., hard-working, intelligent) reduces people's attention to inequality that adversely affects Asians. In a nationally representative US sample (N=3,257), we find that around 90% of the participants either moderately or...
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On the equilibrium and welfare consequences of "keeping up with the Joneses"
Gavrel, Frédéric; Rebière, Thérèse - 2015
This paper provides an analysis of the social consequences of people seeking to keep up with the Joneses. All individuals attempt to reach a higher rank than the Joneses, including the Joneses themselves. This attitude gives rise to an equilibrium in which all individuals have equal utilities...
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Subjective well-being in China, 2005-2010 : the role of relative income, gender and location
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Xiao, Saizi; Yeoh, Kok Kheng - 2016
We use data from two rounds of the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) to study the determinants of subjective well-being in China over the period 2005-2010 during which self-reported happiness scores show an increase across all income groups. Ordered probit regression analysis of well-being...
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Top incomes and human well-being around the world
Burkhauser, Richard V.; De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel; … - 2016
The share of income held by the top 1 percent in many countries around the world has been rising persistently over the last 30 years. But we continue to know little about how the rising top income shares affect human well-being. This study combines the latest data to examine the relationship...
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Status concern and relative deprivation in China : measures, empirical evidence, and economic and policy implications
Chen, Xi - 2015
Status concern and the feelings of relative deprivation affect individual behavior and well-being. Traditional norms and the alarming inequality in China have made relative deprivation more and more intense for the Chinese population. This paper reviews empirical literature on China that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388296
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Recoupling economic and social prosperity
Lima de Miranda, Katharina; Snower, Dennis J. - 2020
This paper explores a new theoretical and empirical approach to the assessment of human well-being, relevant to current challenges of social fragmentation in the presence of globalization and technological advance. We present two indexes of well-being - solidarity (S) and agency (A) - to be...
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Going beyond GDP with a parsimonious indicator : inequality-adjusted healthy lifetime income
Bloom, David E.; Fan, Victoria Y.; Kufenko, Vadim; … - 2020
Per capita GDP has limited use as a well-being indicator because it does not capture many dimensions that imply a "good life", such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can be calculated with manageable data requirements....
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