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A New Continuous Distribution and Two New Families of Distributions Based on the Exponential
Jasso, Guillermina; Kotz, Samuel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Recent work on social status led to derivation of a new continuous distribution based on the exponential. The new variate, termed the ring(2)-exponential, in turn leads to derivation of two closely-related new families of continuous distributions, which we call the mirrorexponential and the...
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Regional industrial structure, productivity, wealth and income distribution in German regions
Margarian, Anne - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Lädliche Räume, Wald … - 2013
effects. Therefore, a cross‐sectional estimation with observations on district level (NUTS 3) is carried out in a mediated … Einkommensverteilung in der Region. Abhängig von der unterschiedlichen Mobilität Beschäftigter verschiedener Bereiche steht die regionale …‐ökonomische Daten zur regionalen Produktivität, Einkommensverteilung und Bevölkerungsentwicklung. …
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Measuring Inequality of Happiness in Nations: In Search for Proper Statistics
Kalmijn, Wim; Veenhoven, Ruut - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 6 (2005) 4, pp. 357-396
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An Interpretation of the Gini Coefficient in a Stiglitz Two-Type Optimal Tax Problem
Rasmussen, Bo Sandemann - School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus - 2014
In a two-type Stiglitz (1982) model of optimal non-linear taxation it is shown that when the utility function relating to consumption is logaritmic the shadow price of the incentive constraint relating to the optimal tax problem exactly equals the Gini coefficient of the secondbest optimal...
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TRENDS IN INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ALBU, Lucian-Liviu - In: Romanian Journal of Economics 35 (2012) 2(44), pp. 33-44
In modern society the income distribution is one of the major problems. Usually, it is considered that a severe polarisation in matter of income per capita could have a major negative impact on the general process of economic development. This study is focussing on estimating dynamics of some...
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper reports that consistent implementation of sound macroeconomic policies is critical to the attainment of poverty reduction objectives. At the central level, the authorities established sector working groups to facilitate the...
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Income Inequality and Redistributive Government Spending
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The paper examines empirically the question of whether more unequal societies spend more on income redistribution than their more egalitarian counterparts. Theoretical arguments on this issue are inconclusive. The political economy literature suggests that redistributive spending is higher in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248211
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Trends in Inequality, Welfare, and Growth in Pakistan, 1963-64 to 2004-05
Zakir, Nadia; Idrees, Muhammad - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2009
The present study investigates the trends in inequality, welfare, and growth based on per capita household income/consumption in Pakistan, both its rural and urban areas, from 1963-64 to 2004-05. It employs Gini coefficient to measure inequalities and the Sen welfare index to estimate welfare....
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Income distribution in the United States: Kuznets' inverted-U hypothesis and data non-stationarity
Jacobsen, Peter; Giles, David - In: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 7 (1998) 4, pp. 405-423
-stationarity, and the use of 'unbalanced' Seemingly Unrelated Regressions estimation. We also reject the hypothesis, but find that …
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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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