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Inequality, infrastructure, and institutions : empirical studies in public economics and political economy
Dorn, Florian - 2021
Florian Dorn erstellte diesen Beitrag während seines Promotionsstudiums an der Universität München (LMU). Die Studie wurde im September 2020 abgeschlossen und von der Fakultät für Volkswirtschaftslehre als Dissertation angenommen. Die Dissertation trägt zur Empirie der Ökonomie des...
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Growth effect of income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa : exploring the transmission channels
Odusanya, Ibrahim Abidemi; Akinlo, Anthony Enisan - In: International journal of management and economics 56 (2020) 2, pp. 176-190
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranks as the second most unequal region globally (in terms of income distribution), harboring 10 of the 19 most unequal countries in the world. This paper explores the channels through which income inequality exerts its effects on economic growth in SSA. The study spans...
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Inflation inequality in Europe
Colavecchio, Roberta; Fritsche, Ulrich; Graff, Michael - 2011
We analyze cross-household inflation dispersion in Europe using "fictitious" monthly inflation rates for several household categories (grouped according to income levels, household size, socio-economic status, age) for the period from 1997 to 2008. Our analysis is carried out on a panel of 23 up...
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Monetary policy and wealth inequality in South Africa : evidence from tax administrative data
Aye, Goodness C.; Harris, Laurence; Chiweza, Junior T. - 2020
unique database of tax administrative data which allowed us to account for individual heterogeneity. These tax data span from …
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Towards the quest to reduce income inequality in Africa : is there a synergy between tourism development and governance?
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Dossou, Toyo A. M.; Akadiri, Seyi - 2021
This study investigates: (i) the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP) and economic growth dynamics, and (ii) the relevance of value added from three economic sectors in modulating the established effect of FDI on TFP and economic growth dynamics. The...
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CORRUPCION Y CONCENTRACION DEL INGRESO: SU IMPACTO EN LAS EMPRESAS LATINOAMERICANAS
ARIZABALO, JAIME ORTIZ - In: Abante 10 (2007) 2, pp. 127-150
Corruption and income inequality have developed into a threat throughout Latin America. Their expansion generates a … economic variables to explain business performance. The analysis provides support that mainly corruption, rather than income … inequality, adversely affects business performance. However, when taken together, both corruption and income disparities …
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A tragic solution to the collective action problem : implication for corruption, conflict and inequality
Nieva, Ricardo - 2020
valuations are homogeneous, our source of heterogeneity induces full cost- sharing and the first-best individual contributions …; further, the group probability of winning goes up. With heterogeneity in prize valuations, an increase in the effectiveness of …
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Government ideology, globalization, and top income shares in OECD countries
Schinke, Christoph - 2014
I investigate how government ideology and globalization are associated with top income shares in 16 OECD countries over the period 1970 to 2010. I use the new World Top Incomes Database. Globalization is measured by the KOF index of globalization. The results show that the top 1% income share...
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The Rich, the Affluent and the Top Incomes : A Literature Review
Medeiros, Marcelo - 2014
We review the literature on the rich, the affluent and the top incomes earners focusing on the determinants of affluence or richness. The review surveys empirical results about the composition of the income and wealth of the rich and its direct determinants, such as individual characteristics,...
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Top income shares in OECD countries : the role of government ideology and globalization
Dorner, Florian; Schinke, Christoph - 2018
This paper investigates how government ideology and globalization are associated with top income shares in 17 OECD countries over the period 1970 to 2014. We use top income shares of the World Wealth and Income Database (WID). Globalization is measured by the KOF index of globalization. Static...
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