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EU-induced financialisation and its impact on the Greek wage share, 1999-2021
Gouzoulis, Giorgos; Iliopoulos, Panagiotis; Galanis, Giorgos - 2022
This paper examines the determinants of the income share of wage earners in the nonfinancial, private sectors of Greece … since its introduction to the Eurozonein 1999. The main outcome of the integration of Greece into the Eurozone has been the … financialisation of its economy, which has been particularly influential for households since it led to the rapid rise of household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470905
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Still the lands of equality? : on the heterogeneity of individual factor income shares in the Nordics
Iacono, Roberto; Palagi, Elisa - 2020
As far as standard measures of income inequality are concerned, the Nordic countries rank among the most equal economies in the world. This paper studies whether and how this picture changes when the focus is on inequality of income composition, meaning the heterogeneity in individuals' factor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012291149
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The distributional consequences of social distancing on poverty and labour income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Delaporte, Isaure; Escobar, Julia; Peña, Werner - 2021 - Current version: April 15, 2021
This paper estimates the potential distributional consequences of the first phase of the COVID-19 lockdowns on poverty and labour income inequality in 20 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. We estimate the share of individuals that are potentially able to remain active under the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012500915
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Wage losses and inequality in developing countries : labor market and distributional consequences of Covid-19 lockdowns in Turkey
Duman, Anil - 2020
We develop a possibility to work index (PWI) taking the ability to work from home and workplace closures into account. By using the data from the HLFS in Turkey, we examine the individual level determinants of PWI. Our findings reveal that PWI and ability to work from home are significantly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012244360
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The distributional consequences of social distancing on poverty and labour income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Delaporte, Isaure; Escobar, Julia; Peña, Werner - 2020
This paper evaluates the distributional consequences of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic on poverty and labour income inequality in 20 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. We gather detailed information from national laws and decrees on the strictness and the duration of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297318
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Adverse working conditions and immigrants' physical health and depression outcomes : a longitudinal study in Greece
Drydakis, Nick - 2021
Τhe study examines whether adverse working conditions for immigrants in Greece bear an association with deteriorated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012610894
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Economic recession, parental unemployment and adolescents' health-related quality of life and mental health outcomes in Greece
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
mental health for adolescents aged 15-18 in Athens, Greece. The gathered dataset covers the same upper high schools in two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329544
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The finance-dominated accumulation regime & the future of work in the post-COVID world
Gouzoulis, Giorgos; Stockhammer, Engelbert - 2023
This paper examines the relationship between financialisation and the future of work in the post-COVID era. It combines … financialisation. It will discuss these for the periods before and after the financial crisis and analyse the impact of COVID on labour … which induced the management of non-financial corporations to reduce labour costs. Yet, financialisation is a complex …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014321417
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Pandemic buying : Covid-19 and purchasing behaviour of French households
Lorey, Thierry; Mughal, Mazhar; Javed, Muhammad Rashid - 2022
In this study, we use comprehensive French consumer data from the Nielsen ScanTrack retailer panel to analyse the progression of purchasing trends of French households during the coronavirus outbreak. Our results are threefold: First, we observe three temporal phases, namely the normal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013259447
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COVID-19 labour market shocks and their inequality implications for financial wellbeing
Botha, Ferdi; Haisken-DeNew, John P.; New, Sonja C. de; … - 2020
Using an online survey of Australian residents, we elicit the potential impacts of COVID-19 related labour market shocks on a validated measure of financial wellbeing. Experiencing a reduction in hours and earnings, entering into unemployment or having to file for unemployment benefits during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012285911