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The Relationship Among Poverty, Economic Growth, and Inequality Revisited

Stevans, Lonnie Kent; Sessions, David N. - In: Journal of Income Distribution 17 (2008) 1, pp. 5-20

It has been shown in prior research that increased economic growth reduces poverty. Authors have also found that the … effect of growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on poverty growth has either diminished or remained unchanged over time, and … economic expansion in the 1980s in the United States had no affect on poverty. Using a formal error-correction model, we find …

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Is Income Inequality Endogenous In Regional Growth?

Hailu, Yohannes G.; Kahsai, Mulugeta S.; Gebremedhin, … - In: Journal of Income Distribution 20 (2011) 3-4, pp. 43-56

This study focuses on testing the relationship between income inequality and economic growth within counties in the United States, and the channels through which the effects of a relationship are observed. Based on a system of equations estimation, the empirical results confirm the hypotheses...

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Economic Gains from Educational Transfers in Kind in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - In: Journal of Income Distribution 19 (2010) 3-4, pp. 17-40

The aim of this paper is to estimate non-monetary income advantages arising from publicly provided education and to analyze their impact on the income distribution and on economic inequality in Germany. Using representative micro-data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and taking into...

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Income Inequality Trends and their Challenges to Redistribution Policies in Japan

Fukawa, Tetsuo; Oshio, Takashi - In: Journal of Income Distribution 16 (2007) 3-4, pp. 9-30

This article is an overview of income inequality trends during the 1980s and 1990s and a discussion of their challenges to redistribution policies in Japan. The key results are summarized as follows. First, a widening disparity in market income for the working-age population has been driving...

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Do Economic Inequalities Harm Health? Evidence from Europe

Skalli, Ali; Theodossiou, Ioannis; Etienne, Jean-Michel - In: Journal of Income Distribution 20 (2011) 3-4, pp. 57-74

Using the European Community Household Panel (1994-2001), random effects models are estimated to assess the effect of income inequality on individuals' health. The individual's health status is measured by self assessment responses and by relatively objective measures of health. Country-level...

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Income Inequality and Job Satisfaction of Full-Time Employees in Germany

Wunder, Christoph; Schwarze, Johannes - In: Journal of Income Distribution 18 (2009) 2, pp. 70-91

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), it is shown that income comparisons with persons who are better off has a clear impact on the job satisfaction of West German full-time employees. Two contrary effects can be identified. On the one hand, there is an aversion to...

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