well-being associated with a marginal increase in income is larger for poorer than for richer populations. This hypothesis … that the correlation between income and satisfaction is greater for the lower-income group (the Roma) than for the higher-income … group (majority population). Further, the correlation between income and emotional well-being does not differ between the …

The Greek economic crisis resulted in a decline in household disposable income by more than 40%. Even though all … population groups lost income in absolute terms, some were substantially more severely hit by the crisis. The paper examines the …

Recent research on Nigeria indicates declining income inequality. In contrast, anecdotal evidence suggests that only …

This paper exploits a novel municipal-level data set to explore patterns of convergence in income and poverty in Mexico … evidence of income and poverty convergence at the municipal level. The findings suggest that these convergence processes stem … transfers to poor households, seem to have played an important role in driving these results by bolstering income growth among …

inequality, with government expenditures in the form of in-kind transfers leading to the largest decreases. While expenditures in … income tax is found to be largely progressive, with the top quintile paying more than four-fifths of this tax. Uruguay …