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. While most of the inequality originates from the labour market, wealth – and thus capital income – is also highly …Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …
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Luxembourg is a rich and fast-growing country. However, inequality of disposable incomes has trended up modestly over … inequality of market incomes is substantially reduced by large social transfers, but the risk of relative poverty still affects … tackle poverty traps would both reduce inequality and improve the labour supply of residents. Strong activation policies are …
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Under the Universal Credit reform, the main means-tested benefits except the Council Tax Benefit will be pooled into one single benefit with one single taper rate. The reform will give people better incentives to work, reduce complexity and contribute to reducing poverty. The reform could reduce...
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Income and earning inequality has been on the rise in most of the OECD and in many emerging economies since the 1980s …. This paper estimates a model of earnings inequality across OECD countries that incorporates determinants of relative demand … have exerted upward pressure on inequality. The estimated model is used to decompose historical changes in earning …
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OECD’s PISA publications highlight the impact of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) on students’ results within countries. The focus here is to investigate whether ESCS measures could contribute to differences in aggregate educational outcomes between countries. There is some...
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Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. Reducing income inequality is a key government objective and this requires improving the performance of the labour market …
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Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour … income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income … inequality is the main driver of household market income inequality, with family formation as well as self-employment and capital …
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. Within countries, it assesses the possibilities for individuals to protect their wealth, labour and capital income against …
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Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax …
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income. Technological change and globalisation play at least some role in driving inequality patterns, but structural policy … can also have an important influence on inequality outcomes, in particular through education and labour market policies … inequality and raising economic growth. It concludes that many policies yield a double dividend in the sense that they contribute …
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