first derives the poverty elasticity for the general class of poverty. Then, using the idea of poverty elasticity, she …

exemptions. Pensions are more equally distributed than income received from employment, and intra-cohort inequality does not seem … to be a more convincing explanation. What is the impact of differential taxation on the inequality between retirees and …

This paper has two main goals. The first is to complement the Argentine mean income series with inequality estimates in … inequality indices are calculated from the Permanent Household Survey (EPH). Household income from the survey is adjusted for … changes in inequality and welfare measures. Bootstrapping techniques are used to that aim. One of the main conclusions is that …

In this paper we present a comparative analysis of poverty and income inequality prevalent in the seven towns of Lahore …. Further, an analysis of gender inequality and overall social development is presented by considering education, health, and …

This paper aims to present an assessment of changes in inequality and well-being differences across the Spanish regions … Continuous Survey 2000, we analyze inequality differences and trends, the changes in the structure of inequality and the …

modest increase in overall inequality of market incomes as measured by the Gini coefficient. However, we also document a … income inequality was stronger in East Germany than in West Germany. In both regions, the income concentration process …

In recent years, an ample literature has emerged on the evolution of global inequality during the last two decades. A … few stylized facts emerge. If one weights countries by their population, then inequality across countries has declined … increasing inequality. Which view is the correct one? In this paper, we use the 2004 version of the World Bank’s World …

inequality increased. We introduce new ways of approximating the effects of international flows and find that the recent increase … in Swedish wealth inequality is likely to be larger than what official estimates suggest. …

are not dependent on the choice of a specific summary index. Nonetheless, since inequality and poverty indices can be … are analogous to the widely-used decompositions of inequality indices by population subgroup, except that they summarize …

condition, but concentration of poverty still holds in the Southern part of the country. …