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Inequality of learning amongst immigrant children in industrialised countries
Schnepf, Sylke Viola (contributor) - 2008
of this paper is to examine educational inequalities among immigrants in eight high immigration countries: Australia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652710
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Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries : thirty countries' experiences
Nolan, Brian (ed.) - 2014 - 1st edition
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246835
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Optimal taxation, inequality and top incomes
Andrienko, Jurij; Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2014
In a number of high-income countries over the past few decades there has been a large growth in income inequality and at the same time a shift in the burden of taxation from the top to the middle of the income distribution. This paper applies the theory of optimal piecewise linear taxation to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010374096
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Optimal taxation, inequality and top incomes
Andrienko, Jurij; Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010410352
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Inequality during the early years : child outcomes and readiness to learn in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States
Bradbury, Bruce; Corak, Miles; Waldfogel, Jane; … - 2011
the age of about five years in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. We study a series of child … but the disparities are notably greater in the United States and the United Kingdom than in Australia, and particularly in … with SES across countries. While the smallest SES gaps are found in Australia and Canada for both types of outcome …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009519857
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If not reconciliation, then what?
Myers, Samuel L. - In: Review of social economy : publication of the … 58 (2000) 3, pp. 361-380
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Educational Inequality*
Blanden, Jo; Doepke, Matthias; Stuhler, Jan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps between children from different socio-economic backgrounds, show how patterns of educational inequality vary across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191073
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Changing inequalities in rich countries : analytical and comparative perspectives
Salverda, Wiemer (ed.); Nolan, Brian (ed.);  … - 2014 - First edition
European countries together with the USA, Japan, Canada, Australia, and South Korea. It combines comparative research with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480518
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Left-behind vs. unequal places : interpersonal inequality, economic decline, and the rise of populism in the US and Europe
Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Terrero-Dávila, Javier; Lee, Neil - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014232482
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Left-behind vs. unequal places : interpersonal inequality, economic decline, and the rise of populism in the US and Europe
Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Terrero-Dávila, Javier; Lee, Neil - 2023
Economic change over the past twenty years has rendered many individuals and territories vulnerable, leading to greater interpersonal and interterritorial inequality. This rising inequality is seen as a root cause of populism. Yet, there is no comparative evidence as to whether this discontent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014455343