This paper investigates inequality and intragenerational economic mobility in a developing country with large … inequality. Understanding economic mobility is important because it shapes our perception of inequality. Despite its significance … countries. Using Thailand's tax return data, we study the evolution of earnings inequality, estimate medium-term earnings …

Previous estimates of unfair inequality of opportunity (IOp) are only lower bounds because of the unobservability of …

Atkinson's book Inequality: What Can Be Done? (Harvard University Press, 2015) sets out a range of concrete proposals … aimed at reducing income inequality, which cover a very broad span but include major changes to the income tax and social … demonstrating how substantial the impact on inequality of such measures could be. This paper assesses the first-round effects of …

Previous estimates of unfair inequality of opportunity (IOp) are only lower bounds because of the unobservability of …

modest increase in overall inequality of market incomes as measured by the Gini coefficient. However, we also document a … income inequality was stronger in East Germany than in West Germany. In both regions, the income concentration process …

We document facts about earnings and disposable income inequality and growth in Denmark in the period 1987-2016. During …

, escalating income inequality. Policy simulations indicate government support measures mitigated wage income reduction and … unemployment rise, yet they contributed to income inequality under certain conditions. These results provide insight into the …