household income. The results show that nonfarm activity reduces rural income inequality by raising the income of poor …

inequality may be very different from those in true inequality, that is, that measured using household-specific CPIs. The authors … the inflation faced by the poorest consumers. As a result of this bias, the observed increases in nominal inequality … generally exceed the actual changes in real inequality. These results are robust to correcting for quality change bias in the …

too much poverty and inequality in this economy, even judged solely from the point of view of aggregate efficiency …

has been robust in recent decades, the growth elasticity of poverty has remained low. This suggests that inequality has … dampened the pro-poor effects of growth. However, when using standard inequality measures, there is only scattered evidence of … high and growing inequality in Africa outside the extremely unequal southern cone. This paper argues that inequality …

of 18th century French incomes and inequality …

poverty and inequality in terms of incentives to design formulas to distribute earmarked fiscal resources to subnational …

speed up the decline in inequality levels and reduce poverty. This study presents an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis ….3 and 2.6 percentage points for US$5.5 and US$3.2 per day per person respectively, while inequality is reduced by almost one … are regressive and contribute to an increase in inequality. Finally, transfers in-kind for education and health services …

. The current practice of ignoring inequality within households could lead to an underestimation of both overall inequality … various effects. In total, two opposing effects, one on mean and one on inequality, compensate each other in terms of the … percent of inequality in Senegal. The authors uncover the fact that household structure and organization are key correlates of …

This paper argues that labor supply elasticities encode information about the determinants of income inequality. In the … inequality. Larger income effects and larger differences between income and hours worked elasticities imply preferences play an …