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differs from the students' distribution. In the general population, three types emerge: an inequality averse, an altruistic … of an inequality averse type in the student population is particularly striking considering the fact that this type …
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preferences fundamentally differs from the students' distribution. In the general population, three types emerge: an inequality … other-regardingness radically reduces the share of inequality aversion among students. Differences in income, however, do … similar conclusion: students are far less inequality averse than the general population. These findings are important in view …
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-specific dimensions, indicators, weights and cut-offs. This paper analyses the 2013 round of the multidimensional poverty and inequality …
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What has happened to inequality between and within countries since 1990? In this paper we explore who have been the … winners and losers from global growth since 1990. We find that falls in total global inequality in the last 30 years are …
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Are competitive mechanisms perceived as just sources of economic inequality? Perceptions of fairness violations can … powerful buyer can trade with one of several sellers - an environment that can lead to pronounced inequality among the … inequality. …
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Do people care about income inequality and does income inequality affect subjective well-being? Welfare theories can … predict either a positive or a negative impact of income inequality on subjective well-being and empirical research has found … such empirical heterogeneity. Using a very large sample of world citizens we test the consistency of income inequality in …
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We examine vulnerability to poverty in Tajikistan during the global financial crisis, focusing on the roles played by international migration and remittances, using a formal, practical, and easily decomposable vulnerability measure. Our strategy is to estimate a Markov transition probability...
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egalitarian views can be appreciated not only in inequality analysis but also as regards the ideal egalitarian distribution to be …
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The literature shows that when a society believes that wealth is determined by random “luck” rather than by merit, it demands more redistribution. Adverse shocks, like earthquakes, strengthen the belief that random “bad luck” can frustrate the outcomes achieved with merit. We...
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1982, and much faster than MI from 1982 to 2004. In 2004, measured inequality was lower in LIMEW than MI (a difference of 5 ….5 Gini points); similarly, the increase in inequality between 1959 and 2004 was higher in MI than LIMEW (6.2 versus 5.1 Gini …
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