examines in detail their distributional impact and finds that they led to increases in inequality and (relative) poverty. The … result is stronger in the case of inequality indices that are relatively more sensitive to changes close to the bottom of the …

examines in detail their distributional impact and finds that they led to increases in inequality and (relative) poverty. The … result is stronger in the case of inequality indices that are relatively more sensitive to changes close to the bottom of the …

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …

the Greek crisis on inequality and poverty in 2009-2014 using the micro-simulation model EUROMOD. Specifically, the paper …-2014, a period for which survey data are not yet publicly available. The results indicate that inequality, as measured by most … inequality and poverty due to the recession. As fiscal consolidation intensified in 2012, tax and benefit policies appear to have …

Atkinson's book Inequality: What Can Be Done? (Harvard University Press, 2015) sets out a range of concrete proposals … aimed at reducing income inequality, which cover a very broad span but include major changes to the income tax and social … demonstrating how substantial the impact on inequality of such measures could be. This paper assesses the first-round effects of …

This paper examines how domestic, foreign, private and public investments affect income-inequality through financial … the poor as they diminish estimated household income-inequality. Financial size does not have a significant income … in the literature provide new insights into the finance-inequality nexus. Policy implications are discussed. …

Hitherto very few studies on the inequality-finance(investment) nexus have focused on the African continent owing to …