consistent assessments of social welfare, inequality and poverty embodied in a given income distribution. Methods: We propose … distributions. Social planners commonly use two SWFs: SWFε implied by income inequality aversion (ε) and SWFv implied by rank … inequality aversion (v). However, a voluntary choice of ε or v may result in inconsistent assessments of social welfare embodied …

properties grew larger, land inequality and dispersion fell, and development indicators improved. But in municipalities where …

Administrative burdens may deepen inequality by creating costly experiences for vulnerable groups. Research to date …

Even before the financial crisis of 2007/08, there were significant questions about Europe's long-term growth prospects …. After a long period of catching up with US levels of labour productivity, euro area productivity growth had, from the mid … declining rates of total factor productivity (TFP) growth and weaker capital accumulation as areas for concern in an European …

(labour force growth). The model predictions are confirmed in a sample of 132 countries (1988-2014), including 53 low …