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The inequality we want : how much is too much?

Krozer, Alice - 2017

A key aspect defining the contemporary income distribution is the (increasing) share the top holds compared to the rest. This paper shows that income concentration increases towards the very top of the distribution, while the shares the middle- and upper-middle-income groups hold remain stable...

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Redistribution and child poverty : a cross-national comparison between Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Russia, and South Africa

González, Marcela F. - 2022

state taking child poverty as case of study. I use the LIS Database and cross-nationally compare six countries: Brazil … assess in each country to what extent taxes and government transfers reduce the child poverty generated by the market. I use …: Wave VIII (2010), Wave XIX (2013) and Wave X (2016). I cross-nationally compare the relative child poverty at 40%, 50%, and …

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Famililism and welfare regimes : poverty, employment, and family policies

Misra, Joya (contributor); Moller, Stephanie (contributor) - 2005 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Rising inequality and the politics of redistribution in affluent countries

Kenworthy, Lane (contributor); Pontusson, Jonas (contributor) - 2005 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The impact of taxes and transfer payments on the distribution of income : a parametric comparison

Dastrup, Samuel R. (contributor); … - 2005 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Electoral systems, poverty and income inequality

Ontiveros, Darwin Urgarte (contributor); … - 2005 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Does the profile of income inequality matter for economic growth?

Voitchovsky, Sara (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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State redistribution in comparative perspective : a cross-national analysis of the developed countries

Mahler, Vincent (contributor); Jesuit, David K. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Bootstrapping the LIS : statistical inference and patterns of inequality in the global north

Moran, Timothy Patrick - 2005 - Revised February, 2005

The problem of statistical inference has long been associated with quantitative inequality research. Within the last five years, however, significant developments have occurred in both the theory and practice of conducting formal statistical inference with common measures of inequality such as...

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Income inequality and redistribution in post-industrial democracies : demographic, economic, and political determinants

Huber, Evelyne; Stephens, John D. - 2013

This article analyzes the determinants of market income distribution and governmental redistribution. The dependent variables are LIS data on market income inequality (measured by the Gini index) for households with a head aged 25 to 59 and the percent reduction in the Gini index by taxes and...

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