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Work, Family or State? From wage inequalities to standard of living inequalities and inwork poverty in a European cross-country perspective
Allegre, Guillaume - Sciences économiques, Sciences Po - 2012
Our aim is to explore how wages inequalities translate into standard of living inequalities in different European countries. Wage inequalities are measured at the individual level. They can be increased or reduced by two institutions: the household and the tax-benefit system. Standards of living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764807
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Middle class in Africa: Determinants and Consequences
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This study complements the inclusive growth literature by examining the determinants and consequences of the middle class in a continent where economic growth has been relatively high. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 33 African countries for a 2010 cross-sectional study. OLS,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011264823
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Work, Family or State? From wage inequalities to standard of living inequalities and inwork poverty in a European cross-country perspective
Allegre, Guillaume - Department of Economics, Sciences économiques - 2012
Our aim is to explore how wages inequalities translate into standard of living inequalities in different European countries. Wage inequalities are measured at the individual level. They can be increased or reduced by two institutions: the household and the tax-benefit system. Standards of living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010756969
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Trust in government and its effect on preferences for income redistribution and perceived tax burden
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper explores how a trust in government shared by neighbors is associated with individual preferences for income redistribution and individual perceptions regarding income tax burden. Three measures for trust in government are used: “trust in ministries and government agencies”,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258693
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Effect of social capital on income distribution preferences: comparison of neighborhood externality between high- and low-income households
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper explores how individual preferences for income redistribution are influenced by social capital, which is measured by rates of participation in community activities. I combined individual-level data and place of residence data to examine how social capital accumulated in residential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216348
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Effect of social capital on income redistribution preferences: comparison of neighborhood externality between high- and low-income households
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper explores how individual preferences for income redistribution are influenced by social capital, which is measured by rates of participation in community activities. Individual-level data and place of residence data were combined to examine how social capital accumulated in residential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647437
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Social capital, household income, and preferences for income redistribution
Yamamura, Eiji - In: European Journal of Political Economy 28 (2012) 4, pp. 498-511
This paper explores how social capital influences individual preferences for income redistribution. Social capital is measured by participation in community activities. After controlling for individual characteristics, I find that people are more likely to express preferences for income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010588381
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How do institutions matter in the income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration?
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
-specific and microeconomic survey-based approaches is on 52 African countries. ‘Mobile phone’-oriented poverty reduction channels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259416
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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
’-oriented poverty reduction channels are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261106
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Inequality, poverty and quality of institutions: which freedom channels of globalization matter for Africa?
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
which freedoms channels are poverty and inequality mitigated? With the instrumentality of formal institutions: (1) de jure … (poverty). Hence, economic freedom does not stop the wealthy from growing wealthier, but at the same time provides for … conditions that mitigate poverty. The findings broadly show that, despite the substantially documented negative incidences of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109659