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This paper presents the Colombian Multidimensional Poverty Index (CMPI), an initiative of the National Planning Department based on the methodology of Alkire and Foster (2010). The proposed index for Colombia is composed of five dimensions: education of household members; childhood and youth...
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"Malthusian stagnation" result. Furthermore, optimal allocations exhibit inequality, differential fertility, random consumption …
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damage function. This result offers a simple rule to account for inequality in the design of climate policy. We show that … wealthier regions should bear more responsibility for carbon capture to cleanse the atmosphere, and that inequality per se does …
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Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents ́and childrenś economic well … higher inequality in childhood has a negative effect on intergenerational mobility as adults. Furthermore, the influence of …
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Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children's economic well … higher inequality in childhood has a negative effect on intergenerational mobility as adults. Furthermore, the influence of …
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Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children’s economic well … experiencing higher income inequality in childhood is associated with lower intergenerational mobility measured in adulthood …
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We show that inequality triggers social unrest in rural India. We develop a theoretical framework where social unrest … inequality measure increases by 6.5% the unconditional probability of observing social unrest in a village in a given month. …
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income inequality by 2030. However, the potential reduction can be fully accounted for by the projected convergence in …
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on the world stage and, most importantly to this paper, their income inequality dynamics. The last section concludes with …
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A body of recent research is pointing to a growing inequality in many countries. The current debate focuses on high … indicates that growing inequality can also be observed in many developing countries, in particular if top income and wealth … economic, political and social implications for the respective countries. In particular, high inequality is linked with …
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