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Global Earnings Inequality, 1970–2015
Hammar, Olle - 2017
, primarily during the 2000s, when the global Gini coefficient dropped nearly 10 points and the earnings share of the world …
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The Global Inequality Boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andy - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083786
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Geography of Skills and Global Inequality
Burzyński, Michał - 2018
for global inequality. We develop and parameterize a two-sector, two-class, world economy model that endogenizes education … in the world distribution of skills, slow-growing urbanization in developing countries and a rebound in income inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910758
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Globalization and Income Inequality
Meschi, Elena F. - 2007
superior ability in serving the differentiated and high-quality markets of the developed world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776137
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The Effect of Firm-Level Investment on Inequality and Poverty Around the World
Tosun, Mehmet Serkan; Watson, Ethan; Yildiz, Serhat - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of firm-level investment on the levels of income inequality and poverty. Using a sample of firms from 87 countries for the period from 1979 to 2018, we document that firm-level investment is negatively associated with various measures of income inequality. This...
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Appraising Cross-National Income Inequality Databases : An Introduction
Ferreira, Francisco H. G. - 2015
(SEDLAC). Two are based on secondary sources: "All the Ginis" (ATG) and the World Income Inequality Database (WIID); and one … is generated entirely through multiple-imputation methods: the Standardized World Income Inequality Database (SWIID …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013012798
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New Directions in the Analysis of Inequality and Poverty
Jenkins, Stephen P.; Micklewright, John - 2021
Over the last four decades, academic and wider public interest in inequality and poverty has grown substantially. In this paper we address the question: what have been the major new directions in the analysis of inequality and poverty over the last thirty to forty years? We draw attention to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317012
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Globalization and Inequality in Latin America
Dix-Carneiro, Rafael; Kovak, Brian - 2023
We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on … dimensions of inequality, and developing new methodologies to capture the many facets of globalization's relationship to … that focus on distinct aspects of globalization's relationship to inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014343853
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Relative Income, Happiness and Utility : An Explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and Other Puzzles
Clark, Andrew; Frijters, Paul; Shields, Michael A. - 2021
The well-known Easterlin paradox points out that average happiness has remained constant over time despite sharp rises in GNP per head. At the same time, a micro literature has typically found positive correlations between individual income and individual measures of subjective well being. This...
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Parental Child Care Time, Income and Subjective Well-Being : A Multidimensional Polarization Approach for Germany
Merz, Joachim - 2019
Neither market income nor consumption expenditure provides an adequate picture of individual standard of living. It is time which enables and restricts individual activities and is a further brick to a more comprehensive picture of individual well-being. In our study we focus on a prominent part...
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