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Equality of Opportunity, Heterogeneity and Poverty
Nilsson, William - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2005
explanation of intergenerational income correlation in Sweden. <p> Paper [II] focuses on the persistence of poverty in Sweden. The … purpose is to distinguish between two different reasons why poverty could persist on an individual level. By using a sample of … from true state dependence, where the experience of poverty leads to a higher risk of future poverty. The results, based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005424018
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Tax Policy and Present-Biased Preferences: Paternalism under International Capital Mobility
Aronsson, Thomas; Sjögren, Tomas - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2011
This paper deals with tax-policy responses to quasi-hyperbolic discounting. Earlier research on optimal paternalism typically abstracts from capital mobility. If capital is mobile between countries, it may no longer be possible for national governments to control domestic savings via capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818892
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The Impact of Adaptive Preferences on Subjective Indicators: An Analysis of Poverty Indicators
Crettaz, Eric; Suter, Christian - In: Social Indicators Research 114 (2013) 1, pp. 139-152
examines whether, and to what degree, indicators of material deprivation, subjective poverty and subjective well-being are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010999508
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The Capability Approach and Fuzzy Poverty Measures: An Application to the South African Context
Qizilbash, Mozaffar; Clark, David - In: Social Indicators Research 74 (2005) 1, pp. 103-139
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009400308
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Measuring and understanding the well-being of South Africans: Everyday quality of life in South Africa
Higgs, Neil - In: Social Indicators Research 81 (2007) 2, pp. 331-356
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009400760
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Assessing the Measurement and Structure of Material Hardship in the United States
Carle, Adam; Bauman, Kurt; Short, Kathleen - In: Social Indicators Research 92 (2009) 1, pp. 35-51
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Youth and Well-Being: A South African Case Study
Makiwane, Monde; Kwizera, Stella - In: Social Indicators Research 91 (2009) 2, pp. 223-242
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403088
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Developing an Index of Deprivation Which Integrates Objective and Subjective Dimensions: Extending the Work of Townsend, Mack and Lansley, and Halleröd
Eroğlu, Sebnem - In: Social Indicators Research 80 (2007) 3, pp. 493-510
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403893
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Essays on Growth and Environment
Cialani, Catia - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2014
This thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers. <p> Paper [I] Following the 1987 report by The World Commission on Environment and Development, the genuine saving has come to play a key role in the context of sustainable development, and the World Bank regularly publishes numbers...</p>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019144
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Heterogeneity or True State Dependence in Poverty - The tale told by twins
Nilsson, William - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2005
This study focuses on the persistence of poverty in Sweden. The purpose is to distinguish between two different reasons … why poverty could persist on an individual level. By using a sample of identical twins, this study takes advantage of the … poverty leads to a higher risk of future poverty. The results, based on a four variate probit model, show the importance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005424028