It is well known that the self-employed are over-represented at the bottom as well as the top of the income … distribution. This paper shifts the focus from the income situation of the self-employed to the distributive effects of a change in … increase in the proportion of self-employed individuals in the labor force increases income polarization by tearing down floors …

The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within … nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason … for the contradiction is social comparison. At a point in time those with higher income are happier because they are …

earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … supporting female higher education and rural-urban mobility could reduce persistent inequalities in Eswatini's labor market … outcomes as well as in other middle-income countries in southern Africa. …

primary school education from 7 to 8 years. At the same time, the reform did not affect the education system at post …-primary levels, that is the system of secondary and higher education. In result, all education tracks were extended by one year … reform had a negative impact on the hourly earnings of individuals with primary education. …

Economists are increasingly interested in subjective well-being, but the economic literature on perceptions of income … between caste identity and actual earnings. We find that caste identity does shape both perceptions of income adequacy as well …

Elite occupations are characterised by the magnitude of income accumulation which has been particularly exacerbated in …

household. Household income had the largest influence on all the dimensions, which indicates a strong relationship between … income and food insecurity. …

We study the impact of income taxation on intergenerational income correlation. We estimate a life cycle dynastic model …