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Measuring Inequality of Well-Being with a Correlation-Sensitive Multidimensional Gini Index

Lugo, Maria Ana; Decancq, Koen - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2009

We propose to measure inequality of well-being with a multidimensional generalization of the Gini coefficient. We derive two inequality indices from their underlying social evaluation functions. These functions are conceived as a double aggregation functions: one across the dimensions of...

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Copula-based measurement of dependence between dimensions of well-being

DECANCQ, Koen - Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Faculteit Economie … - 2009

Well-being consists of many dimensions such as income, health and education. A society exhibits greater dependence between its dimensions of well-being when the positions of the individuals in the different dimensions are more aligned or correlated. Differences in dependence may lead to very...

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A Demographic Study of Russian Attitudes Toward Tax Evasion

Preobragenskaya, Galina; McGee, Robert W. - 2016

one, it uses data on Russia taken from the World Values database. Not much work has been done on the post … Moscow. Tax evasion was not considered very serious in Russia compared to some other acts. The article concludes with a …

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Copula-Based Measurement of Dependence between Dimensions of Well-Being

Decancq, Koen - 2010

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Feeling richer and happier? : self-perceived economic welfare and life satisfaction : evidence of "Easterlin paradox" from Russian longitudinal data

Jin, Olivia S.; Wunnava, Phanindra V. - 2020

life satisfaction? This study examines subjective economic welfare and life satisfaction using the Russia Longitudinal …

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Searching for the Economic Gradient in Self-Assessed Health

Lokshin, Michael; Ravallion, Martin - 2006

Can self-assessed health (SAH) be relied upon to identify the true socioeconomic gradients in health status? The self-assessed health of Russian adults in 2002 shows remarkably little gradient with respect to economic welfare. We document this finding and assess its robustness to the assumptions...

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When Information Dominates Comparison. Learning from Russian Subjective Panel Data

Senik, Claudia - 2002

We propose a micro-econometric investigation into the relation between subjective life satisfaction and income distribution, using a balanced panel survey of the Russian population (RLMS), running from 1994 to 2000, including 4096 individuals. We show that in the context of the Russian very...

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Competitiveness and clusters : implications for a new European growth strategy

Ketels, Christian H. - 2015

This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline. A first section discusses summarizes key findings from the previous research...

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Wage Dispersion in Russia

Grogan, L.A. - 1997

Federation. Wage and income dispersion have increased markedly in Russia in the sixyears since the transition began. Some studies …

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Resource curse: A comparative study

Azarhoushang, Behzad; Rukavina, Marko - 2014

examine the viability of Resource Curse theory for Iran, Russia and Norway to see whether natural resources are curse or … Iran with Turkey and Russia with China to illustrate the negative effects of oil revenue on economic performance. The … successful oil rich country shows that efficient institutions can turn natural resource into blessing; while Iran's and Russia …

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