We assess the effect of income inequality on life expectancy by performing separate estimations for developed and … developing countries. Our empirical analysis challenges the widely held view that inequality matters more for health in richer … income inequality slightly increases life expectancy in developed countries. By contrast, the effect on life expectancy is …

We assess the effect of income inequality on life expectancy by performing separate estimations for developed and … developing countries. Our empirical analysis challenges the widely held view that inequality matters more for health in richer … income inequality increases life expectancy in developed countries. By contrast, the effect on life expectancy is …

-income communities (or favelas), to quantify the relationship between a reduction in crime and the change in the prices of nearby … new police stations (called UPPs) had a substantial effect on the trajectory of property values and certain crime … statistics since the beginning of the program in late 2008. We also find that the extent of inequality among residential prices …

-income communities (or favelas), to quantify the relationship between a reduction in crime and the change in the prices of nearby … new police stations (called UPPs) had a substantial effect on the trajectory of property values and certain crime … statistics since the beginning of the program in late 2008. We also find that the extent of inequality among residential prices …

There is a long-held belief that inequality is a major determinant of violent crime, particularly homicides. Some … not only is there a negative and statistically significant relationship between inequality and crime in Brazil, and that … inequality. This study addresses the issue of measurement error in inequality by using the relationship between migration and …

Inequality has always been taken as a major explanatory factor of the rate of crime. Yet, the evidence in favor of that … inequality measures, that is most likely to influence the rate of (property) crime in a given society. Using a simple theoretical … segment of the population whose relative income best explains time changes in crime …

development and rises with violence and income inequality …

Purpose - Poverty and inequality undoubtedly remain substantial challenges to economic and human developments amid … piracy on inequality in Africa, we examine how a plethora of factors (IPRs laws, education & ICTs and government quality) are … instrumental in the piracy-inequality nexus. Design/methodology/approach - Two-Stage-Least Squares estimation approaches are …