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Education, Income Distribution, and Growth: The Local Connection
Bénabou, Roland - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
stratification. Imperfect capital markets are not necessary, but will compound these other sources. Second, stratification makes … to reduce stratification, it may improve educational achievement in poor communities much less than it lowers it in … policy to improve both equity and efficiency. Fifth, because of the cumulative nature of the stratification process, it is …
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CRISIS, SOCIAL SECTOR AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN SOME SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
Mukhopadhaya, Pundarik - The European Institute of Japanese Studies, … - 2002
This paper examines the social impact of the recent Asian Economic crisis, drawing on the results of studies in two countries: Singapore and Thailand. The economic crisis had interrupted three decades of steady growth that had been accompanied by remarkable progress in poverty reduction and a...
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The sources of income inequality in Indonesia: A regression-based inequality decomposition
Wicaksono, Eko; Amir, Hidayat; Nugroho, Anda - 2017
Growing inequality is one important problem for a developing country, and Indonesia is no exception. Narrowing the gap between those at the top and the bottom of income distribution has become one of the government's main concerns. To achieve this goal, the sources of income inequality must be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688690
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Causes of changing earnings inequality
Snower, Dennis J. - 1999
This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over the past 25 years. Next, it indicates which of these regularities can be explained within the competitive demand-supply framework of analysis and what is left unexplained....
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Seven economic facts about the U.S. racial wealth gap
Broady, Kristen; Booth-Bell, Darlene; Griffin, Taylor - 2022
Using data from the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances and the U.S. Census Bureau, along with data and research from other sources, this paper presents seven economic facts about the racial wealth gap in the U.S. We present data on racial disparities in income, employment, homeownership,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013479458
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Causes of changing earnings inequality
Snower, Dennis J. - 1999
This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over the past 25 years. Next, it indicates which of these regularities can be explained within the competitive demand-supply framework of analysis and what is left unexplained....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294713
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Seven economic facts about the U.S. racial wealth gap
Broady, Kristen; Booth-Bell, Darlene; Griffin, Taylor - 2022
Using data from the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances and the U.S. Census Bureau, along with data and research from other sources, this paper presents seven economic facts about the racial wealth gap in the U.S. We present data on racial disparities in income, employment, homeownership,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013279332
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Copula-Based Measurement of Dependence between Dimensions of Well-Being
Decancq, Koen - 2010
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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The sources of income inequality in Indonesia : a regression-based inequality decomposition
Wicaksono, Eko; Amir, Hidayat; Nugroho, Anda - 2017
Growing inequality is one important problem for a developing country, and Indonesia is no exception. Narrowing the gap between those at the top and the bottom of income distribution has become one of the government's main concerns. To achieve this goal, the sources of income inequality must be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011610559
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Adolescent Fertility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Effects and Solutions - Working Paper 295
Glassman, Amanda; McQueston, Kate; Silverman, Rachel - 2012
Adolescent fertility in low- and middle-income countries presents a severe impediment to development and can lead to school dropout, lost productivity, and the intergenerational transmission of poverty. However, there is debate about whether adolescent pregnancy is a problem in and of itself or...
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