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Matching household surveys with DHS data to create nationally representative time series of poverty : an application to Bolivia
Grosse, Melanie; Klasen, Stephan; Spatz, Julius - 2009 - This version: December 19, 2009
over a longer time period impossible. This is also the situation in Bolivia where there exist urban household surveys and … poverty and inequality in Bolivia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258036
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Research note : the distributional impact of local social benefits in Croatia
Pezer, Martina; Bezeredi, Slavko; Leventi, Chrysa - 2018
The aim of this research note is to analyse the distributional impact of five types of local social benefits (compensation for housing costs, old-age income supplement, grant for a newborn child, kindergarten subsidy and city transport subsidy) in the four major Croatian cities - Zagreb, Split,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011926142
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Decentralisation, Economic Inequality and Insurgency
Nandwani, Bharti - 2017
This paper studies if devolution of political power in conflict affected areas can reduce violence by providing an institutional means to address people's grievances. In particular, I look at the impact of a local government, introduced in tribal districts in 1996, on Maoist insurgency in India....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970523
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On the political and social consequences of economic inequality : civic engagement in Colombia
Justino, Patricia; Arjona, Ana; Cárdenas Campo, Juan Camilo - 2019
This paper investigates the impact of inequality on individual civic engagement at the community level, whether this impact persists over time, and what mechanisms may shape the relationship between inequality and civic engagement. The results show that inequality in Colombia is associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012122665
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Constructing a social accounting matrix with a distributional focus: the case of Bolivia
Thiele, Rainer; Piazolo, Daniel - 2002
This paper describes the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Bolivia for the year 1997. Three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265518
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Constructing a Social Accounting Matrix with a distributional focus : the case of Bolivia
Thiele, Rainer; Piazolo, Daniel - 2002
This paper describes the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Bolivia for the year 1997. Three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011491000
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Identity, Patronage, and Redistribution : Economic Inequality in Bolivia under Evo Morales
Hicks, Daniel L. - 2017
redistribution of economic resources in favor of indigenous populations in Bolivia. We employ household surveys over the period 2000 … one of rapid economic expansion for Bolivia, we show that indigenous groups exhibit significantly higher than average …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967581
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Constructing a Social Accounting Matrix with a Distributional Focus - the Case of Bolivia
Thiele, Rainer; Piazolo, Daniel - 2014
This paper describes the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Bolivia for the year 1997. Three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014120604
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Reformas estructurales y pobreza en Bolivia
Espinoza Vásquez, Lourdes M. - In: Empleo y distribución del ingreso en América Latina : …, (pp. 163-201). 1997
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The Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Household Income Inequality : Some Empirical Evidence
Sacchi, Agnese - 2012
In this paper we investigate the effects of fiscal decentralization on income inequality using a sample of 23 OECD … countries over the period 1971-2000. We utilize novel and robust measures of fiscal decentralization based on different degrees … fiscal decentralization - expenditure versus taxation - and the extent to which responsibility and decision powers are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104257