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witnessing a decline of inequality as measured by the Gini index, even if once accounted for the fact that inequality increased …In this paper, we use the World Income Inequality Database to assess the main trends in inequality within countries … only a few exceptions, we compare the same inequality concept obtained from the same source in two different years in each …
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From 2001 to 2015, Brazil experienced a profound reduction in income inequality. The commodities boom and some …
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A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …
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A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …
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Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …
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In this paper we examine the possible distributional impacts of new trade barriers associated with the new Trade and Cooperation Agreement governing relations between the UK and EU after Brexit. We use a model of labour demand that incorporates input-output links across industries, and that...
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