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A unified structural equation modelling approach for the decomposition of rank-dependent indicators of socioeconomic inequality of health
Kessels, Roselinde; Erreygers, Guido - 2015
-dependent indicators of socioeconomic inequality of health and compare it with a simple ordinary least squares regression. The structural … equation modelling framework, the two-dimensional decomposition integrates the feedback mechanism between health and … modelling approach and its outperformance of ordinary least squares using data from the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470402
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Ordinal multidimensional inequality
Sonne-Schmidt, Christoffer; Tarp, Finn; Østerdal, Lars … - 2013
This paper proposes a concept of inequality comparisons with ordinal multidimensional categorical data. In our model, one population is more unequal than another when they have common arithmetic median outcomes and the first can be obtained from the second by correlation-increasing switches...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189035
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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 … Adolescent to Adult Health, we evaluate inequality of opportunity in the USA for the case of three dimensions of individual … outcomes: education, health, and income. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012174008
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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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Horizontal inequality, status optimization, and interethnic marriage in a conflict-affected society
McDoom, Omar - 2016
Although several theories of interethnic conflict emphasize ties across group boundaries as conducive to ethnic coexistence, little is known about how such ties are formed. Given their integrative potential, I examine the establishment of cross-ethnic marital ties in a deeply divided society and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581381
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Inequality of opportunity in child health in Sudan : across-region study
Ebaidalla, Ebaidalla Mahjoub - 2019
This study aims to examine the drivers of inequality of opportunity in health outcome among children below 5 years of … factors, such as random variations in health. The results of the generalized entropy measures indicate that the overall … inequality in child health is high, particularly in poor and conflict-affected regions. The contribution of inequality of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129654
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Intersecting inequalities and the Sustainable Development Goals : insights from Brazil
Kabeer, Naila; Santos, Ricardo Goulão - 2017
Concerns about the dramatic rise in income inequality across the world and, at the same time, assessments of national progress on the Millennium Development Goals made it clear that it is the intersection of income inequality, marginalized social identities and, very often, locational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777013
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Socioeconomic inequality in Viet Nam
Cuong Viet Nguyen; Tarp, Finn - 2024
This study provides an introduction to major discussions and core findings on inequalities in Viet Nam, drawing on a review of recent research, consideration of how inequality is discussed in legal documents, and an analysis of inequality using household survey data from Viet Nam. Inequality is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015076333
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The consequences of the value-added tax on inequality
Alavuotunki, Kaisa; Pirttilä, Jukka - 2015
The adoption of the value-added tax has arguably been one of the most important tax policy measures worldwide, but is also one of the most heatedly debated. While some argue that the VAT has served as a useful tool to boost government revenue, others claim that it is also a regressive tax,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011384093
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Microsimulation of tax-benefit systems in the Global South : a comparative assessment
Lastunen, Jesse; Mahieu, Antoine de; Gasior, Katrin; … - 2024
This paper analyses the effectiveness of tax-benefit systems in reducing poverty and inequality across 13 countries in the Global South. Using national survey data and tax-benefit microsimulation models from the SOUTHMOD project, we provide a cross-country perspective on the redistributive...
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