Similar Search Results

The impact of income adjustments in the CASEN survey on the measurement of inequality in Chile

Bravo, David; Valderrama Torres, José A. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 43-65

is a non-standard and potentially questionable practice given that it alters the structure of income distribution. This … Chile. Chile looks more unequal in international relative terms due to this adjustment. -- inequality ; poverty ; income …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009959125

Remittances and labor supply in post-conflict Tajikistan

Justino, Patricia; Shemyakina, Olga N. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from remittance-receiving households are less likely to participate in the labor market and supply fewer hours when they do. The results are robust to different measures of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010118867

Remittances, expenditure patterns, and gender : parametric and semiparametric evidence from Ecuador

Göbel, Kristin - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-19

expenditure patterns of male and female household heads. The sex of the remitter and the receiver affects the expenditure behavior …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010148475

Una aproximación a la construcción de un indicador de pobreza multidimensional : cuáles son los focos de riesgo en España?

Poza Lara, Carlos; Fernández Cornejo, José Andrés - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 10 (2010), pp. 43-72

subjective part, which incorporate various dimensions such as income, employment, leisure and housing. The results are presented …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009957381

¿Qué factores explican la pobreza multidimensional en España? . una aproximación a través de los modelos de ecuaciones estructurales

Poza Lara, Carlos; Fernández Cornejo, José Andrés - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 12 (2011), pp. 81-110

The aim of this study is to present the most important factors that explain multidimensional poverty in Spain, highlighting the relationships between the explanatory elements themselves in the spirit of enhancing the effects of poverty policy. For this purpose, we have designed a Structural...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009957391

Distribution of poverty and inequality indices for various groups in Greece using the bootstrap technique

Aggelopoulou, Dimitra; Zografakis, Stavros; Sypsas, … - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 4 (2011) 2, pp. 81-97

. For the purpose of the study, we use household income data from the last two Household Budget Surveys (HBS) which cover …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009958074

Distribución espacial de la pobreza en Chile

Agostini, Claudio A.; Brown, Philip H.; Góngora, Diana … - In: Estudios de economía 35 (2008) 1, pp. 79-110

generally lack detailed income data. Recent mapping techniques combining census and survey data afford detailed descriptions of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009959085

Höhepunkt der Einkommensungleichheit in Deutschland überschritten?

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 43, pp. 3-15

New analyses of personal income distribution in Germany, based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP …), show that real market income in private households rose significantly from 2005 to 2010. An increase in real disposable … income was also observed. At the same time, the disparity in income distribution decreased in both western and eastern …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010079473

Relationship between economic freedom and pro-poor growth : evidence from Pakistan (1995-2010)

Zaman, Khalid; Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq; Ahmad, Mehboob - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 2 (2011) 1, pp. 24-35

strong relationship between economic freedom, poverty reduction and income inequality. Results reveal that larger the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010079770

A study in Spanish regions’ poverty : a new methodological perspective

Calvo Gonzalez, José L.; Cortiñas Vázquez, Pedro; … - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 1, pp. 163-183

size, type, age, level of education- to explain Spanish poverty. The information comes from the Spanish Survey on Income …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010009050