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behavior: (i) propensity for civic engagement, and (ii) propensity for redistribution. A well established literature documents … greater propensity for civic engagement and lower propensity for redistribution among Northern Italians. In Venezuela, we … preference against redistribution among descendants from Northern as opposed to Southern Italians, suggesting that cultural …
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Einkommensverteilung ein wichtiger Baustein zur Erklärung von Wirtschaftswachstum und Beschäftigungsentwicklung. Der vorliegende … Verteilung und Umverteilung hoher Einkommen mit unterschiedlichen Reichtumsabgrenzungen für Selbständige und abhängig …
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income redistribution. Income inequality is predicted to have a more favorable impact on subjective wellbeing for individuals …
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less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
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less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
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of utility, and lower preferred levels of income redistribution. In societies with a low level of actual social mobility …
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This paper examines the determinants of economic growth, income inequality, and their relationship in the context of education inequality. The econometrics indicate that a higher level of human capital and the relative dispersion of human capital have a disequalizing relationship with income...
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When estimating regional inequality, many economists use inequality indices weighted by the regions' shares in the national population. Although this approach is widespread, its adequacy has not received attention in the regional science literature. This paper proves that such approach is...
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The Greek parliamentary elections in January .2015 led to a foreseeable change in government. The coalition government between the conservative Nea Dimokratia and of the socialist PASOK, become replaced. by a coalition government between the left wing coalition party SYRIZA and the extreme...
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The political economy of occult belief in Africa can highlight hidden social and political conflict in times of transition which remain otherwise undetected. This has been demonstrated in taking the development of witchcraft accusations over time as indicator, and the Nupe of Northern Nigeria as...
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