was thus appropriately modeled as a finite mixture of distributions. Furthermore, each component in the mixture appeared … distribution including earnings inequality. In addition, we correlate component membership with worker type to provide a tacit link …

mixture of two log-normal distributions provides an excellent fit for this interregional distribution in all considered years …-dependent. This can be derived from maximum entropy considerations. However, the bimodality in the income distributions also implies …

high levels of inequality. Decomposition analysis shows that poverty reduction in Namibia is largely driven by growth in … mean incomes rather than redistribution. Even so, there have been important changes in inequality, especially between … different social groups, as educational attainment has replaced ethnicity as the main determinant of inequality between groups. …

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. …

Earlier studies on income inequality and crime have typically used total income or total earnings. However, it is quite … is therefore to disentangle the two effects by, first, estimating region-specific inequality in permanent and transitory … indicate that it is important to separate the two effects; while an increase in the inequality in permanent income yields a …

We present new evidence on the influence of income inequality on generalized trust. Using individual panel data from … income inequality and trust is particularly strong for people with a strong aversion against income differentials. We also …

Retirement wealth is often viewed as a great equalizer, offsetting the inequality in standard household net worth. One … considerably weaker offsetting effect on wealth inequality in 2001 than in 1983. Whereas standard net worth inequality increased … modestly between 1983 and 2001, the inequality of augmented wealth (the sum of retirement wealth and net worth) surged from …

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 …