The quality of data on employment income is explored using Tanzanian and Zambian household survey datasets. The extent … of missing and implausible income data is assessed and four different methods are applied to impute missing or …

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 …

We analyse income and expenditure distribution in China in a comparative perspective with India. These countries … represent extreme cases in the relationship of inequality to both wellbeing indicators. Income is more highly concentrated than … expenditure is more unequally distributed than income in urban areas. China has a much stronger correlation in individual ranks …

This paper is the first to compare global trends in income and wealth inequality this century. It is based on large … income and wealth microdata samples designed to be representative of all countries in the world. Measured by the Gini … coefficient, inequality between countries accounts for about two-thirds of global income inequality, but noticeably less - around …

simulate entitlement to the unemployment insurance benefit and calculate its effect on household disposable income in case … still rests on market income from other household members. Unemployment insurance would reduce the risk of falling into … poverty in case of unemployment and would increase household income stabilization, although to a limited extent. Due to the …