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production sectors, growth of income and employment over time, the redistribution of income among households in India. While GST …
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the same time, the inequality of household incomes has increased. High-income households have profi ted particularly from … investment income and self-employment. The income gap has not widened further in recent years, but the high level of inequality …
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, selling millions of copies in dozens of languages. But are its analyses of inequality and economic growth on target? Where … Spence consider the impact of technology on inequality. Heather Boushey, Branko Milanovic, and others consider topics ranging … from gender to trends in the global South. Emmanuel Saez lays out an agenda for future research on inequality, while a …
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-term growth and welfare in a currency union that faces fiscal rule constraints and inequality. To address this ongoing government …, inequality, and welfare depends on the type of fiscal policy adopted by government to fund it, notably the trade-off between … completely eliminating oil subsidies appears to be the best policy for reducing inequality while increasing growth and welfare …
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We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children, such that the evolution of inequality is … education of their children, which partially crowds out bequests and thereby reduces inequality in the short run. The better …
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We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children such that inequality is driven by … partially crowds out bequests and thereby reduces income inequality and inheritance flows in the short run. The better educated …
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The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
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of fiscal policy on income redistribution, and poverty in South Africa. We find, in accordance with previous research …, that direct taxes and cash transfers are overall progressive and reduce inequality and poverty. Our disaggregated analyses …
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In this paper the authors recall the history of Jubilee debt cancellations, emphasizing what their social purpose was at that time. They note that it would not be possible to copy that procedure exactly nowadays, primarily because most debt/credit relationships are intermediated via financial...
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