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Income inequality and the size of government : a causal analysis
Guzi, Martin; Kahanec, Martin - 2019
Expansion of the public sector and redistributive policies may reduce income inequality, but formal tests suffer from the problem of endogeneity of government size with respect to the distribution of income. Studying 30 European countries over the period 2004-2015, we apply instrumental variable...
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A hybrid mode of production, transaction, and economic growth : implication of digitalization
Mandal, Biswajit; Chakraborty, Labani Roy; Sanyal, Alapan - 2023
subsequent economic growth. However, the effects are not uniform implying that factor-input ratio or factor-intensity of the …
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Europe's migration experience and its effects on economic inequality
Guzi, Martin; Kahanec, Martin; Ulceluse, Magdalena M. - 2021
This chapter provides the historical context for the past half-century in Europe focusing specifically on the link between migration and economic development and inequality. The literature review suggests that there are several channels through which migration affects economic inequality between...
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Evolution of inequality in Nigeria : a tale of falling inequality, rising poverty and regional heterogeneity
Odozi, John Chiwuzulum; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2022
the upper class has benefited from economic growth in Nigeria overtime. The disconnect between these findings and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013414158
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Does redistribution hurt growth? : an empirical assessment of the redistribution-growth relationship in the European Union
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2024
This paper analyzes the relationship between economic growth, inequality and redistribution. In a cross-country setting … for 25 EU countries over the period 2007-2019, we show that market income inequality is associated with higher growth in … NBS) boosts growth in the short run, driven by the consumption and private investment channels. On the other hand …
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Financial education for youth : a randomized evaluation in Uruguay
Borraz, Fernando; Caro, Ana; Caño-Guiral, Maira; Roa, … - 2021
Using data from a randomized control trial in Uruguay, we evaluate the impact of an economic and financial education program targeted to senior high-school students. The program is based on an innovative playful approach workshop about monetary policy and financial supervision. We find that the...
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The economics of university dropouts and delayed graduation : a survey
Aina, Carmen; Baici, Eliana; Casalone, Giorgia; … - 2018
This survey organizes and discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the determinants of university student achievements. According to the theoretical framework, the decision to invest in tertiary education is a sequential process made under gradually decreasing levels of uncertainty...
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Teaching "out of field" in STEM subjects in Australia : evidence from PISA 2015
Shah, Chandra; Richardson, Paul W.; Watt, Helen M. G. - 2020
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is a critical part of a modern education system. Motivating students to learn STEM subjects is however a challenge. Teachers have a critical role in motivating students but to do this effectively they need to have appropriate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012197731
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Teaching "out of field" in STEM subjects in Australia : evidence from PISA 2015
Shah, Chandra; Richardson, Paul W.; Watt, Helen M. G. - 2020
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is a critical part of a modern education system. Motivating students to learn STEM subjects is however a challenge. Teachers have a critical role in motivating students but to do this effectively they need to have appropriate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012221051
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Immigrant overeducation across two generations : the role of gender and part-time work
Pineda-Hernández, Kevin; Rycx, François; Volral, Mélanie - 2024
A large body of literature shows that first-generation immigrants born in developing countries experience a higher likelihood of being overeducated than natives (i.e. immigrant overeducation). However, evidence is remarkably scarce when it comes to the overeducation of second-generation...
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