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This paper investigates the impact of inequality on individual civic engagement at the community level, whether this … impact persists over time, and what mechanisms may shape the relationship between inequality and civic engagement. The … results show that inequality in Colombia is associated with increases in individual participation in political organizations …
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Despite success in reducing poverty over the last twenty years, inequality in Chile has remained virtually unchanged …, making Chile one of the least equal countries in the world. High levels of inequality have been shown to hamper further …, we employ this methodology to produce consistent estimators of inequality for every county in Chile. We find a great deal …
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Per capita GDP has limited use as a well-being indicator because it does not capture many dimensions that imply a "good life", such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can be calculated with manageable data requirements....
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Per capita GDP has limited use as a well-being indicator because it does not capture many dimensions that imply a "good life," such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can be calculated with manageable data requirements....
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Although it is often argued that wealth inequality matters more for economic growth than income inequality, this … timeframe. Leveraging hitherto unexploited wealth inequality data from the World Inequality Database, covering a panel of 165 … at the top of the distribution and economic growth. A one standard deviation increase in wealth inequality within …
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This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education ….400 and 0.625 are income inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for internet penetration to positively …
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This study investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) on income inequality through … to reduce inequality contingent on ICT, only the effect of financial depth in reducing inequality is robust to the … on this extension show that ICT reduces income inequality through formal financial sector development and financial …
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, inequality, and poverty, being careful to avoid spurious correlation arising from data construction. The GMM regression results … show that Mexican states are characterized by income and inequality convergence, that lower levels of inequality tend to … spur growth in the economy, that increasing income/consumption levels contribute to reducing inequality, and that poverty …
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