There is a long-held belief that inequality is a major determinant of violent crime, particularly homicides. Some … inequality. This study addresses the issue of measurement error in inequality by using the relationship between migration and … inequality. Using rainfall shocks and changes in transport costs as exogenous sources of out-migration from rural areas in Brazil …

compounded by the unequal distribution of existing access for households. This study improves understanding of this inequality by … evaluating access across the region's physical (location), poverty, and income considerations. The paper also analyzes inequality …

; Kuznets ratio; Theil inequality index, mean logarithmic deviation, and the Atkinson index. In the study settlements are either …

We analyze the effects of the expansions of the European Union on inequality over the period 1960-2005 using an … survival rates and different rates of economic growth. According to our estimates, inequality in terms of permanent income was … current income, inequality in permanent income would be one third lower. …