-country panel dataset containing detailed information on the distribution of income and expenditures. When the size of the middle … class increases (measured as the proportion of people with income above 10 US Dollars a day in PPP terms), social policy on … than those of lower poverty, lower inequality, or higher GDP per capita. -- poverty ; middle class ; income ; institutions …

-country panel dataset containing detailed information on the distribution of income and expenditures. When the size of the middle … class increases (measured as the proportion of people with income above 10 US Dollars a day in PPP terms), social policy on …

Based on stylized evidence showing variation of the Gini coefficient of income inequality across skill cohorts and on … the rapid rise in trade in technology-intensive goods, the ripple effects of technology transmission and income inequality … capability, better governance and institutions, technological symmetry and social acceptance - causes income to increase and …

complement this survey with data on income inequality dating back to early 1800s and current institutional environment, such as …

Using a Global database, stylized evidences are presented to show that Gini coefficient of income inequality varies … across skill cohorts in all the regions. Also, starting from a relatively egalitarian income distribution, growth reduces … on income inequality. Nexus between income inequality and technology capture is explored in a global CGE framework. In …

This working paper: (i) provides an overview of global, regional and national income inequalities based on the latest … distribution data from the World Bank, UNU-WIDER and Eurostat; (ii) discusses the negative implications of rising income inequality … general reference source, Annex 2 provides a summary of the most up-to-date income distribution and inequality data for 141 …