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Migration's income and poverty impact has been underestimated
Schiff, Maurice W. (contributor) - 2006
This paper examines two issues associated with the impact of migration on household income and poverty. First, existing … studies have typically overlooked a feature of migration that should be taken into account in estimating its impact, namely … the fact that migration changes the size of the household. The 'corrected' impact that does take the change in household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003310960
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Regional income distribution and human capital formation : a model of intergenerational education transfer in a global context
Bartholomae, Florian W. (contributor);  … - 2009
The demographic problems in developed countries are getting more and more important. Very low fertility rates especially among skilled individuals will soon become relevant for a country's economy. Also of importance is education of children. Since there is an increasing demand for skilled...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003811601
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The dynamics of inequality change in a highly dualistic economy : Honduras, 1991 - 2007
Klasen, Stephan; Otter, Thomas; Villalobos Barría, Carlos - 2012
We examine the drivers of inequality change in Honduras between 1991-2007, trying to understand why inequality increased in Honduras until 2005, while it was falling in most other Latin American countries. Using annual household surveys, we document first rising inequality between 1991-2005,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009490566
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The dynamics of inequality change in a highly dualistic economy : Honduras, 1991-2007
Klasen, Stephan; Otter, Thomas; Villalobos, Carlos - 2012
We examine the drivers of inequality change in Honduras between 1991-2007, trying to understand why inequality increased in Honduras until 2005, while it was falling in most other Latin American countries. Using annual household surveys, we document first rising inequality between 1991-2005,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009491185
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Determining minimum wages in China : do economic factors dominate?
Dreger, Christian; Kosfeld, Reinhold; Zhang, Yanqun - 2016
reasons, including competition of local policymakers. The results show that the impact of economic variables declines, once …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421898
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Distributional effects of CAP subsidies : micro evidence from the EU
Ciaian, Pavel; Kancs, D'Artis; Gómez y Paloma, Sergio - 2010
In this paper we estimate the income distributional effects of the common agricultural policy (CAP) for farmers and landowners. First, we theoretically analyse the level of farmers' and landowners' gains from coupled and decoupled payments. Second, using a unique farm level panel data set from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524063
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Urbanization, inequality, and poverty in the People's Republic of China
Zhang, Yuan - 2016
Relying on the present literature, official statistics, and household survey data in the People's Republic of China, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and provides further empirical evidence on the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522047
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The effects of the minimum wage on earnings inequality : evidence from China
Lin, Carl; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2016
The minimum wage has been regarded as an important element of public policy for reducing poverty and inequality. Increasing the minimum wage is supposed to raise earnings for millions of low-wage workers and therefore lower earnings inequality. However, there is no consensus in the existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452194
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The moderating effect of higher education on intergenerational spatial inequality
Vuijst, Elise de; Ham, Maarten van; Kleinhans, Reinout - 2015
It is well-known that socioeconomic outcomes and (dis)advantage over the life course can be transmitted from parent to child. It is increasingly suggested that these intergenerational effects also have a spatial dimension, although empirical research into this topic remains scarce. Previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407794
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Love Thy Neighbor : Income Distribution and Housing Preferences
Leung, Tin Cheuk - 2012
Do homeowners prefer living in an area with a more equal distribution of income? We answer this question by estimating a semi-parametric hedonic pricing model for about 90,000 housing units transacted in Hong Kong between 2005 and 2006. We first identify a hedonic price function by locally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113127