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Generative Einkommensverteilung und Generationenkonflikt
Roppel, Cirsten; Roppel, Ulrich - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 65 (2012) 14, pp. 26-33
In der Vergangenheit war die funktionale Einkommensverteilung das dominierende gesellschaftspolitische Thema. In der … Gegenwart ist es die personelle Einkommensverteilung. In der Zukunft wird es die generative Einkommensverteilung sein; sie wird … Determinanten der intergenerativen Einkommensverteilung und die Sorge, dass eine Verschlechterung der Verteilung für die Jungen das …
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Immigration Policies: Competing for Skills
Ochel, Wolfgang - In: CESifo Forum 1 (2000) 4, pp. 27-33
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Income redistribution and changes in inequality in New Zealand from 2007 to 2011: Alternative distributions and value judgements
Creedy, John; Eedrah, Jesse - Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington - 2014
This paper illustrates the effects of using different distributions and summary measures, using New Zealand data for the period 2007 to 2011. Using an annual accounting period, alternative welfare metrics and units of analysis are investigated. In addition, the sensitivity to assumptions about...
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Household incomes in New Zealand: The impact of the market, taxes and government spending, 1987/88–1997/98
Crawford, Ron; Johnston, Grant - Treasury, Government of New Zealand - 2004
How well have New Zealand households fared over a decade of extensive economic and social changes? This study compares household incomes in 1997/98 with household incomes in 1987/88, using the concept of "final income". Final income is a measure of the income accruing to households after...
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Distributional and behavioural effects of the German labour market reform
Clauss, Markus; Schnabel, Reinhold - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 41 (2008) 4, pp. 431-446
"We estimate the effects of the reform of German Unemployment Insurance that replaced the wage-related Unemployment Assistance with an income maintenance Programme and stronger means testing. We model the tax-benefit system and use the Socio-Economic Panel. We estimate a discrete labour supply...
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Distributional and behavioural effects of the German labour market reform
Clauss, Markus; Schnabel, Reinhold - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 41 (2008) 4, pp. 431-446
"We estimate the effects of the reform of German Unemployment Insurance that replaced the wage-related Unemployment Assistance with an income maintenance Programme and stronger means testing. We model the tax-benefit system and use the Socio-Economic Panel. We estimate a discrete labour supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976660
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India's Public Distribution System: A National and International Perspective
Radhakrishna, R.; Subbarao, K.; Indrakant, S.; Ravi, C. - eSocialSciences - 2014
This study examines the impact of India's Public Distribution System (PDS) on poor households in terms of income gains, reductions in the incidence and severity of poverty, as well as nutritional improvements. The study suggests that the welfare gains of PDS in terms of income transfer were very...
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Inequality and Unsustainable Growth; Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This note raises the IMF’s profile on a number of issues related to inequality, unemployment, governance, etc. It builds on earlier empirical work that examined correlations between growth downbreaks/duration of growth spells and a range of macro/policy/institutional factors. This paper is...
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Tanzania's Growth Process and Success in Reducing Poverty
Treichel, Volker - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Since 1995, Tanzania has made major progress in economic reform and macroeconomic stabilization, resulting in strong growth and low inflation. This paper reviews Tanzania's growth performance and prospects and assesses the impact of growth on poverty. It finds that growth has been increasingly...
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Financial Deepening, Property Rights and Poverty; Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
Huang, Yifei; Singh, Raju Jan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Recent studies on the relationship between financial development and poverty have been inconclusive. Some claim that, by allowing more entrepreneurs to obtain financing, financial development improves the allocation of capital, which has a particularly large impact on the poor. Others argue that...
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