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Bircan, Cagatay; Brück, Tilman; Vothknecht, Marc - 2010

focused on the other direction. We use cross-country panel data for the time period 1960-2005 to estimate war-related changes … in income inequality. Our results indicate rising levels of inequality during war and especially in the early period of … post-war reconstruction. However, we find that this rise in income inequality is not permanent. While inequality peaks …

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Violent conflict and inequality

Bircan, Cagatay; Brück, Tilman; Vothknecht, Marc - 2010

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Gewalttätige Konflikte erhöhen Einkommensungleichheit

Vothknecht, Marc - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 40, pp. 683-687

Politische Unruhen, Bürgerkriege und im Extrem Völkermord sind einige der Gründe für die enttäuschende Wirtschaftsentwicklung in vielen Entwicklungsländern in den letzten Jahrzehnten, vor allem in Afrika. Perioden andauernder Gewalt beeinflussen auch die Verteilung von Einkommen in den...

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Interpersonelle Verteilungswirkungen aus dem Angebot öffentlicher haushaltsbezogener Infrastruktur: Eine empirische Analyse für ausgesuchte Bereiche in Deutschland zu Beginn der 90...

Bischoff, Ivo; Heck, Stephan - 2001

In Germany the government spends substantial resources on the provision of infrastructure. Apart from firms, private households are very often the beneficiaries. This paper analyses the impact of the supply of household-related public infrastructure on the personal income distribution within a...

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Redistribution policy and inequality reduction in OECD countries: What has changed in two decades?

Immervoll, Herwig; Richardson, Linda - 2011

We use a range of data sources to assess if, and to what extent, government redistribution policies have slowed or accelerated the trend towards greater income disparities in the past 20-25 years. In most countries, inequality among 'non-elderly' households has widened during most phases of the...

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