Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … degree, high income inequality is attributable to the large dispersion of earned income, which should be addressed by …

living standards. Some groups face a higher risk of poverty and laid-off workers can have difficulty finding a new job. Well …

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 …

recession, resulting in a substantial rise in unemployment, and income and wealth inequality. This paper uses longitudinal data …

also who moves up and down the income ladder over time. While income inequality has increased in most OECD countries, in … progressive taxation has also reduced the top 1 per cent’s share of disposable income. This paper finds that income inequality … to greater income inequality but also higher upward income mobility. Indeed, the analysis in the paper shows upward …

residential mobility? iv) Is there a link between homeownership and wealth inequality? Between inequality in housing wealth and in … distribution. Another important issue is whether housing-related policies raise potential trade-offs between equity, or inequality …

paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … overall income inequality masks compensating changes between the lower and upper halves of the income distribution. Also, it … explores whether contracting inequalities coexist with increasing poverty. The paper adds to previous studies by introducing …

-wage earners would make inroads into poverty and inequality while encouraging formal work. This paper accompanies and extends the … that balances goals of reducing poverty, encouraging employment and fiscal sustainability. Using the OECD’s Tax-Benefit and … revenues and increase inequality, by reducing the progressivity of the personal tax system. A proposed reform package that …

Korea faces the challenge of reversing rising inequality while sustaining robust economic growth. Welltargeted …