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Inequality of outcomes vs inequality of opportunities in a developing country : an exploration analysis for Chile

Núñez, Javier; Tartakowsky, Andrea - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 2, pp. 185-202

We apply a variation of Bourguignon, Meléndez and Ferreira (2005) methodology to examine the extent to which income inequality is associated with the inequality of observed exogenous circumstances of origin that determine individuals' "opportunities" to pursue their chosen life plans. We find...

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Evaluando reformas tributarias en Chinle con un modelo CGE

Mardones Poblete, Cristian - In: Estudios de economía 37 (2010) 2, pp. 243-284

This paper makes a quantitative assessment of possible reforms to the Chilean tax system. The simulations are based on a recursive dynamic computable general equilibrium model that is calibrated with the input-output matrix 2003. For each scenario is considered a cut effective rate of value...

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Getting ahead, falling behind and standing still : income mobility in Chile

Castro, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 243-258

This paper analyses household income mobility in Chile between 1996 and 2001. Compared to industrialized and most developing countries, mobility has been quite high. The purpose of this paper is to apply a binomial probit model and split analysis into assessment of individuals and households on...

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Análisis de la evolución temporal de las desigualdades con datos irregulares

Callealta Barroso, Francisco Javier; Fedriani Martel, … - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 13 (2012), pp. 73-96

This article provides a tool to study over time the distributions of income in a population, regardless the irregular distribution of data. We even approach Lorenz curves at the times when we lack the required data. Finally we apply the present technique to a European country where inequalities...

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Alternative Wohlstandsmessung : neun Indikatoren können das Bruttoinlandsprodukt ergänzen und relativieren

Giesselmann, Marco; Hilmer, Richard; Siegel, Nico A.; … - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 9, pp. 3-12

. Und zwar um neun weitere Indikatoren, die so unterschiedliche Aspekte wie die Einkommensverteilung, Artenvielfalt und … der Befragten der Erhalt von "Demokratie und Freiheit", am Ende eine "weitere Steigerung der Lebenserwartung". Das … commission to be important. Respondents ranked preserving "democracy and freedom" as the most relevant indicator and "further …

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Organizational changes and job satisfaction in the hospitality industry in Serbia

Nedeljkovic, M.; Hadzic, O.; Cerovic, S. - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 3 (2012) 2, pp. 105-117

It is very important to investigate what factors influence a high level of the service customer orientation of hotels employees under the conditions of the transition and a high rate of the unemployment. One of the conclusions of the research is that management of the hotels in Serbia don’t...

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¿Por qué el distanciamiento ideológico disminuye la provisión de bienes públicos? ; una explicación basada en el empleo clientelar

Gatica Arreola, Leonardo A. - In: Estudios de economía 39 (2012) 1, pp. 27-51

This paper presents a model of political competition to explore the effect that the ideological distance between two political parties has over the provision of public goods. The main result argues that the ideological distance between parties and citizens has a negative relationship with the...

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