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Democracy clusters and patterns of inequality : a k-means approach
Puzon, Klarizze Anne Martin - 2023
information from five Varieties of Democracy indices. K-means country clusters are similar but not entirely identical to both k …-medians clusters and arbitrary groups formed using only one measure, namely the liberal democracy index. Simple correlations with … high levels of democracy are characterized by lower relative inequality. They also have the lowest ratio of the income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014290692
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Redistribution, inequality and political participation : evidence from Mexico during the 2008 financial crisis
Justino, Patricia; Martorano, Bruno - 2016
This paper explores the relationship between a large government cash transfer programme, changes in inequality, and political participation in Mexico. The results show that increases in the coverage of the programme during the 2008 financial crisis resulted in greater individual participation in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568213
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Inequality configurations
Barbabela, Letícia; Pellicer, Miquel; Wegner, Eva - 2022
domains largely unrelated? We compile a dataset of 98 countries, merging income inequality data from the World Income … component correlates with life satisfaction, satisfaction with democracy, and violent protest. The political inequality … component correlates with satisfaction with democracy and peaceful protest. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013469625
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Measuring multidimensional inequality of opportunity
Kobus, Martyna; Kapera, Marek; Peragine, Vitorocco - 2020
This paper develops a normative approach to the measurement of ex-ante inequality of opportunity in a multidimensional setting - that is, when the individual outcome is represented by a multidimensional variable. We characterize three classes of social welfare functions, all endorsing ex-ante...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012174008
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The global inequality boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andrew - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012887946
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Horizontal inequality and data challenges
Canelas, Carla; Gisselquist, Rachel M. - 2018
Inequality and social exclusion receive considerable contemporary policy attention. In the field of international development, inequality - both vertical (between individuals and households) and horizontal (between groups) - is a core concern in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011846201
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Global inequality in length of life : 1950-2015
Jordá, Vanesa; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
period 1950-2015. We use data on life tables from World Population Prospects to develop a comprehensive database of a battery … a degree of heterogeneity in the distributional patters of inequality in length of life across world regions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776424
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How polarized is the global income distribution?
Roope, Laurence; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2018
The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution. During 1975-2010, global bipolarization declined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777701
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Global income polarization : relative and absolute perspectives
Jordá, Vanesa; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Roope, Laurence; … - 2023
This paper presents the first global and regional estimates of polarization and bipolarization spanning the period 1960-2020. The study relies on group data to implement a flexible parametric model to obtain the global income distribution and polarization estimates. The study introduces a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014442614
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Regime type, inequality, and redistributive transfers in developing countries
Dodlova, Marina; Giolbas, Anna - 2017
The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … consistent with previous conclusions that democracy enhances redistribution measured by tax revenues and government expenditures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596960