inequality and is itself a product of that inequality. The evidence supports a significant and substantial impact of ill … makes to income inequality. Variation in exposure to health risks early in life is a potentially important mechanism through … which health may generate, and possibly sustain, economic inequality. If material advantage can be excercised within the …

wealth distribution over individual life cycles. There are life-cycle motives and precautionary motives for wealth … accumulation. The opportunities to accumulate wealth create incentives for education, work effort, and entrepreneurship. We would … expect considerable wealth mobility over the life cycle if the life-cycle motives and incentives to accumulate are strong and …

wealth distribution over individual life cycles. There are life-cycle motives and precautionary motives for wealth … accumulation. The opportunities to accumulate wealth create incentives for education, work effort, and entrepreneurship. We would … expect considerable wealth mobility over the life cycle if the life-cycle motives and incentives to accumulate are strong and …

general-equilibrium mapping from tariffs to household inequality measures. This also yields predictions for linkages between … tariffs, development level, and observed household inequality. Working with a new dataset, we then examine crosscountry … variation in inequality with respect to import protection. Results are consistent with predictions of the factor-intensity model …

well-being is much less investigated. It is argued that the concept of well-being inequality cannot be properly defined … concept of inequality in happiness or SWB. …

well-being is much less investigated. It is argued that the concept of well-being inequality cannot be properly defined … concept of inequality in happiness or SWB. Finally, we plead for an extension of the present happiness paradigm by setting up … href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/ak4r54626380774p/">Journal of Economic Inequality</A>. …

general-equilibrium mapping from tariffs to household inequality measures. This also yields predictions for linkages between … tariffs, development level, and observed household inequality. Working with a new dataset, we then examine crosscountry … variation in inequality with respect to import protection. Results are consistent with predictions of the factor-intensity model …

This discussion paper resulted in the publication 'Wealth and Health Behavior: Testing the Concept of a Health Cost … consumption. The health cost increases with wealth and the degree of unhealthiness, leading wealthier individuals to consume more … wealth groups. …

-biased technological progress and use cross-country panel data on inequality and GDP to test these ideas. A one-year increase in the level …