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 … economic development. On the contrary, income and education seem to be two drivers of the sectoral shift to an ICT …

Iran. Although industrialization has improved the level of income through which bridging social capital has increased, a … large part of this effect has been balanced out as a result of worsening the income distribution due to industrialization …

This paper investigates the effect of income inequality on health status. A model of health status was specified in … which the main variables were income level, income inequality, the level of savings and the level of education. The model … was estimated using a panel data set for 44 countries covering six time periods. The results indicate that income …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of income inequality on economic growth in the US. Design …, technological progress, and human capital. When three other indicators of income inequality are considered, similar conclusions can …

have not been many attempts at empirical estimation of best-fit income distribution functions with an objective of … subsequent use in poverty focused models. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by empirically estimating best-fit income … distribution functions for different household income groups and computing poverty and inequality indices for Sri Lanka. Design …

household income among (agro-) pastoralists of southern Ethiopia. This information therefore can contribute to more evidence …-based decision making occurring across pastoral areas and inform policy decisions regarding the design of income generating … characteristics of respondents. The relationship between the household income and the independent variables were estimated using …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the distributional implications of using full income instead of … disposable income in the analysis of economic inequality. For that purpose the authors employ a very extensive list of noncash … inequality under a comprehensive definition of income. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs the microdata of the 2004 …

Purpose – Individuals earn their income from different sources in an economy. Persons being engaged with different … occupations have different income levels. Welfare level thus varies from person to person. Obviously an indignant feeling arises … out of interpersonal shortages of income which is viewed as relative deprivation of the person to whom shortages are …