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Politische Unruhen, Bürgerkriege und im Extrem Völkermord sind einige der Gründe für die enttäuschende Wirtschaftsentwicklung in vielen Entwicklungsländern in den letzten Jahrzehnten, vor allem in Afrika. Perioden andauernder Gewalt beeinflussen auch die Verteilung von Einkommen in den...
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incomes. This paper assesses the net welfare benefit of mobility by assuming both a social aversion to inequality in permanent … and on the inequality of income across individuals. Using panel data, we find that Canada's tax system limits … income equalizing effect of taxes can reach up to 23 percent of mean income at the higher values of inequality aversion that …
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Over the last decades, income inequality has increased globally. How do social policies affect this increasing trend …? How do international trade and technological progress affect inequality? What is the profile of income inequality in China …? Based on quantitative analyses of determinants of income inequality, this study provides a number of new insights into these …
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Social security programs generally seek to provide insurance and to reduce poverty and inequality. Providing insurance … requires little redistribution. But reducing inequality and alleviating poverty do require redistribution. To reduce inequality …, programs must redistribute income, but redistributing income is not the same as reducing inequality. While some programs …
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This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …
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