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Provincial Valuations of Human Capital in Urban China, Inter-provincial Inequality and the Implicit Value of a Guangdong Hukou
Zax, Jeffrey S. - 2019
This paper assesses regional inequality in urban China. It predicts earnings for each worker in multiple provinces … been greater by between 42% and 83% and interpersonal inequality would have been less in all but 2013. If they had received … maximum predicted earnings in their home provinces, inter-provincial inequality would have vanished. Predicted earnings were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012889562
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Natural amenities and the spatial distribution of Swiss income
Leuba, Joséphine - 2019 - Preliminary version: August 29, 2019
The present article describes how the spatial distribution of income in Switzerland is related to natural amenities. We explore the link between inequalities in Swiss municipalities and the presence of lakes, rivers, mountains, good accessibility and green amenities. By using fiscal data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012062172
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Homeownership, Polarization, and Inequality
Parkhomenko, Andrii - 2021
middle-income jobs have been replaced by low- and high-income jobs. The rise in inequality and polarization have been more … for housing-related reasons than those with low or high income. Second, polarization and inequality grew more in commuting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224559
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Elitism in higher education and inequality : why are the Nordic countries so special?
Brezis, Elise S. - 2018
levels of inequality. In other words, a higher level of "elitism", i.e., large gap in quality of universities, and tight … inequality than most of the other OECD countries. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894336
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Human capital, labour market outcomes, and horizontal inequality in Guatemala
Canelas, Carla; Gisselquist, Rachel M. - 2017
understanding horizontal inequality and indigenous politics. This paper presents new analysis of survey data, allowing for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635687
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Education, growth and income inequality
Teulings, Coen N.; Rens, Thijs van - 2003 - This version: February 2003
-biased technological progress and use cross-country panel data on inequality and GDP to test these ideas. A one-year increase in the level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325967
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Inequality and growth : the role of human capital with heterogeneous skills
Borissov, Kirill; Bosi, Stefano; Ha-Huy, Thai; Modesto, … - 2016
differences. Finally, we find that inequality in human capital distribution increases in time and that, in the long run …, inequality always promotes growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517740
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How does education affect the earnings distribution in urban China?
Wang, Le - 2011
China's phenomenal growth is accompanied by both relatively low level of standards of living and high inequality. It is … reduce inequality. However, little is known about whether this belief is empirically supported. To this end, we employ a … China during economic transition. We find that returns to education are generally more pronounced for individuals in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009522982
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How Does Education Affect the Earnings Distribution in Urban China?
Wang, Le - 2011
China's phenomenal growth is accompanied by both relatively low level of standards of living and high inequality. It is … reduce inequality. However, little is known about whether this belief is empirically supported. To this end, we employ a … China during economic transition. We find that returns to education are generally more pronounced for individuals in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117613
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Chapter 6 Educational Wage Premiums and the U.S. Income Distribution: A Survey
Deere, Donald R.; Vesovic, Jelena - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 1, (pp. 255-306). 2006
been embedded in a large literature that seeks to document and understand the substantial increase in wage inequality over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023737