Brain drain BD, human capital h, and inequality's institutional impact is examined in a model where a rent …-shaped function of h, with minimum at 0 < h1 < 1; iii) the likelihood that Q improves with BD falls with international inequality; iv …) the likelihood that Q improves with h falls with domestic inequality; v) the likelihood Q improves with h falls (rises …

To describe and understand the economic inequality in a given so- ciety, it is necessary to understand intra …-household inequality. House- holds can hide important inequalities, but can also be essential units for redistribution in society. This … for poverty and inequality measurement. Methods that assign each household member a per-adult share of household …

addressing this challenge and providing methods for ethical poverty, welfare, and inequality comparisons with univariate ordered …

Can consumption taxes reduce inequality in developing countries? This paper combines household expenditure data from 31 … allow for informal consumption and calibrates it to the data to study the effects of different tax policies on inequality …. Contrary to consensus, the findings show that consumption taxes are redistributive, lowering inequality by as much as personal …

The quest for status is a powerful motivator, but does it affect inequality? This paper presents a novel lab experiment … that was designed and conducted to identify the relationship between inequality, status signaling, debt, and conspicuous … finance exacerbates inequality. The results point to a vicious cycle of inequality and costly borrowing …

This paper characterizes the trade-off between the income gains and the inequality costs of trade using survey data for … gains and the inequality costs of trade liberalization are quantified and the trade-offs between them are assessed using an … inequality costs (gains), which arise because trade tends to exacerbate income inequality: 45 countries face a trade-off, while …