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An empirical investigation of the effects of health and education on income distribution and poverty in Islamic countries
Bakhtiari, Sadegh; Meisami, Hossein - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) March, pp. 293-301
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of health and education on income distribution and … the health and education status is negatively associated with income inequality and poverty in Islamic countries. … poverty in selected Islamic countries. Design/methodology/approach – A model of income inequality along with a model of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676529
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Impact of institutional and socioeconomic changes on marital relationship
Hsing, Yu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 5, pp. 613-618
earnings and positively influenced by the male unemployment rate, female earnings, female education, and institutional changes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805128
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An empirical investigation of the effects of health and education on income distribution and poverty in Islamic countries
Bakhtiari, Sadegh; Meisami, Hossein - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 4, pp. 293-301
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of health and education on income distribution and … the health and education status is negatively associated with income inequality and poverty in Islamic countries.  … poverty in selected Islamic countries. Design/methodology/approach – A model of income inequality along with a model of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805593
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A status-based motivation for behavioural altruism
Wichardt, Philipp C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) June, pp. 869-887
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the question of how far costly transfers of economic benefits to others, often understood in economics as instances of (behavioural) altruism, can be motivated by individual group status concerns, i.e. without the common reference to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004994404
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Socioeconomic status, family structure and child outcomes in Brazil: health in the childhood
Hermeto, Ana Maria; Caetano, André Junqueira - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) September, pp. 979-995
dentists). Individuals are grouped according to their income decile. Independent variables comprise indicators of socioeconomic … family income distribution on child health indicators. When control variables are included, the magnitude of these effects … changes. The addition of mothers' educational attainment to the set of controls reduces the estimated income effects. Also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005005732
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A status‐based motivation for behavioural altruism
Wichardt, Philipp C. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) 8, pp. 869-887
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the question of how far costly transfers of economic benefits to others, often understood in economics as instances of (behavioural) altruism, can be motivated by individual group status concerns, i.e. without the common reference to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805553
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Socioeconomic status, family structure and child outcomes in Brazil: health in the childhood
Hermeto, Ana Maria; Junqueira Caetano, André - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) 10, pp. 979-995
dentists). Individuals are grouped according to their income decile. Independent variables comprise indicators of socioeconomic … family income distribution on child health indicators. When control variables are included, the magnitude of these effects … changes. The addition of mothers' educational attainment to the set of controls reduces the estimated income effects. Also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805560
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Social attitudes and the gender pay gap in the USA in recent years
Srinivas, Sumati - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) April, pp. 268-275
more traditional in their attitudes, whereas a majority of those with a high school education became less traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081285
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Distribution of income and the structure of economy and society
Spithoven, A.H.G.M. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) January, pp. 133-154
economic development. On the contrary, income and education seem to be two drivers of the sectoral shift to an ICT … question whether a policy to engender smaller income differentials does or does not provide a positive drive for the structural … change towards a modern information technology-based economy. Findings – Although some authors argue that smaller income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081288
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Cross-country determinants of satisfaction with life
Kacapyr, Elia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) May, pp. 400-416
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the social, economic, and cultural factors that impact satisfaction with life (SWL) in 63 countries. The intent is to determine empirically the extent to which self-reported SWL truly reflects well-being. Design/methodology/approach – A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081394