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Are social exclusion and poverty measures interrelated? : a study with Spanish data

Sánchez, Cristina; Cortiñas, Pedro; Calvo, José Luís - 2012

One of the targets of Europe's growth strategy (Europe 2020) is "reduction of poverty by aiming to lift at least 20 … million people out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion". Since poverty is a multidimensional concept, EUROSTAT proposes … three indicators to calculate it: people at risk-of-poverty after social transfers (persons are at risk of poverty if their …

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Socio-economic inequality in South Africa according to different disparity indices

Hakizimana, Jean-Mari V.; Geyer, Hermanus S. - 2014

The purpose of the paper is to identify areas in South Africa where social-economic disparity exists using 2011 census data. Different indices are used to measure spatial disparity with the aim of finding the most appropriate approach for measuring disparities under different circumstances. The...

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Umverteilung im Wohlfahrtsstaat

Guger, Alois; Agwi, Martina; Buxbaum, Adi; Festl, Eva; … - 2009

In modernen Wohlfahrtsstaaten wird das Marktgeschehen in starkem Maße durch die Politik beeinflusst. Indem der Staat Steuern einhebt und Staatsausgaben tätigt, beeinflusst er sowohl die Struktur und das Niveau der Produktion als auch die Einkommensverteilung und damit die Verteilung der...

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Conférence présidentielle : revisiting the debate on inequality and economic development

Bourguignon, François - In: Revue d'économie politique 125 (2015) 5, pp. 633-663

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Understanding twenty years of inequality and poverty trends in Russia

Lisina, Anastasiya; Van Kerm, Philippe - In: Review of income and wealth 68 (2022), pp. S108-S130

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Do adjustments for equivalence scales affect poverty dynamics? : evidence from the Russian Federation during 1994-2017

Abanokova, Kseniya; Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Lokshin, Michael - In: Review of income and wealth 68 (2022), pp. S167-S192

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Oil-led economic growth and the distribution of real household incomes and consumption in Azerbaijan

Walewski, Mateusz; Chubrik, Alexander - 2010

This paper analyzes the distribution of real household incomes and consumption growth in Azerbaijan between 2004 and 2009. Decile-specific price deflators were used to calculate real incomes and consumption dynamics. The analysis, which was based on growth incidence curves, showed that economic...

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Fiscal policy, income redistribution and poverty reduction in Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay

Lustig, Nora - In: Contemporary issues in development economics, (pp. 11-18). 2016

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Infrastructure gap in South Asia : inequality of access to infrastructure services

Biller, Dan; Andrés, Luis; Dappe, Matías Herrera - 2014

The South Asia region is home to the largest pool of individuals living under the poverty line, coupled with a fast … evaluating access across the region's physical (location), poverty, and income considerations. The paper also analyzes inequality …

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Rich become richer and poor become poorer : a wealth inequality approach from Great Britain

Kavarnou, Dimitra; Szumilo, Nikodem - In: Inequality : trends, causes, consequences, relevant policies, (pp. 275-321). 2018

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