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This paper aims at providing new evidence over the effect of conventional monetary policy shocks on wage inequality …
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more important to adult welfare than property inheritance. Significant gender inequality in consumption is evident. … by land inheritance, other bequests and parental background as influences on an adult's economic welfare and economic … land and housing bring little gain to mean consumption and play little role in explaining inequality. Inheritance of non …
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This paper is the first to compare global trends in income and wealth inequality this century. It is based on large … coefficient, inequality between countries accounts for about two-thirds of global income inequality, but noticeably less - around … one half - of wealth inequality. Broadly similar results are found for different years and different inequality indices …
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accelerated. There is concern, however, that this growth is being accompanied by rising inequality. We report on a research … project that examines inequality trends and dynamics at the all-India level over three decades up to 2011/12 and contrasts … these with evidence at the level of the village, or the urban block. We further unpack inequality to explore dynamics in …
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A subjective well-being approach is followed to assess the magnitude of inefficiency in the use of income. The information comes from a Mexican survey and an X-inefficiency technique is used. The paper shows that there exists substantial inefficiency in the use of income at all income levels,...
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Presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by fellow villagers have been regarded as social norms in Chinese villages for thousands of years. However, it is more burdensome for the poor to take part in these social occasions than for the rich. Because the poor often lack...
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' production and welfare in Tanzania as well as the factors that influence agricultural production in the country. The analysis is … little effect on farmers' welfare. The results show that this programme only partly met the expected outcomes in Tanzania due …
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, growth has been accompanied by substantial reduction in poverty, albeit increasing inequality. This development is explained …
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household and highlight the lack of intra-household bargaining power for women, providing evidence of gender inequality. Lower …
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This study investigates the short-term impacts of an aggregate socioeconomic shock on household food consumption and children's nutrition using the case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique. In response to the economic downturn, households are expected to adjust their food choices both in...
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