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Aaberge, Rolf - 2008

This paper is concerned with the problem of ranking Lorenz curves in situations where the Lorenz curves intersect and no unambiguous ranking can be attained without introducing weaker ranking criteria than first-degree Lorenz dominance. To deal with such situations two alternative sequences of...

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Robust inequality comparisons

Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - 2010

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Aggregate savings and external imbalances in China

Yang, Dennis Tao - 2012

Over the last decade, the internal and external macroeconomic imbalances in China have risen to unprecedented levels …. In 2008, China's national savings rate soared to over 53 percent of its GDP, whereas its current account surplus exceeded …, the accession of China to the World Trade Organization has dramatically amplified the effects of these structural …

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A Review of Decomposition of Income Inequality

Heshmati, Almas - 2004

This paper is a review of recent developments of parametric and non-parametric approaches to decompose inequality by subgroups, income sources, causal factors and other unit characteristics. Different methods of decomposing changes in poverty into growth, redistribution, poverty standard and...

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The benefits of separating early retirees from the unemployed: simulation results for Belgian wage earners

Desmet, Raphaël; Jousten, Alain; Perelman, Sergio - 2005

The pool of early retirees is characterized by a large heterogeneity along several criteria. The present paper focuses on the key distinction between those in forced early retirement and those who retire early by individual choice. We start by estimating a retirement probit model for older...

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Social spending generosity and income inequality: a dynamic panel approach

Niehues, Judith - 2010

This paper explores if more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects. To account for the inherent endogeneity of social policies with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System GMM...

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The implicit costs and benefits of family friendly work practices

Heywood, John S.; Siebert, William Stanley; Wei, Xiangdong - 2005

This paper posits that the provision of family friendly practices is, on balance, costly to firms and valuable to workers. As a consequence, we anticipate the emergence of a hedonic equilibrium in which workers provided with such practices face an implicit reduction in their earnings. Using...

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Trends in Income Inequality, Pro-Poor Income Growth and Income Mobility

Jenkins, Stephen P.; van Kerm, Philippe - 2003

We provide an analytical framework within which changes in income inequality over time are related to the pattern of income growth across the income range, and the reshuffling of individuals in the income pecking order. We use it to explain how it was possible both for ?the poor? to have fared...

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How Business Income Measures Affect Income Inequality and the Tax Burden

Aaberge, Rolf; Modalsli, Jorgen Heibo; Francesconi, Marco; … - 2024

This paper presents estimates of income concentration and inequality for Norway using a new comprehensive measure of income, which identifies business income as it is earned by companies rather than when it is paid out as dividends to owners. We assemble several sources of high quality register...

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Data Issues and Databases Used in Analysis of Growth, Poverty and Economic Inequality

Heshmati, Almas - 2004

This paper focuses on the importance data issues to the analysis of growth, poverty and economic inequality. We introduce a number of major databases frequently used in applied research on growth, poverty and global and international inequality. A discussion of data quality, data consistency,...

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