in the World Values Survey, and democracy, all of which are good for growth as reflected in the purchasing power of per …

tax have a significant negative effect on the household GINI index and on poverty. We also examine three alternative …

poverty. We also examine three alternative policies to the resource dividend (RD) policy. The results indicate that the RD …

poverty will enhance well-being in China, policies that reduce rural-urban and gender inequalities are also likely to boost …

Using comparable fiscal incidence analysis, this paper examines the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty … targeted at the rich. While fiscal policy always reduces inequality, this is not the case with poverty. Fiscal policy increases … poverty in 4 countries using a US$1.25/day PPP poverty line, in 8 countries using a US$2.50/day line, and in 15 countries …

indicators, including social welfare, poverty, inequality, and mobility, and reviews some of its design shortcomings. The paper …

consistent assessments of social welfare, inequality and poverty embodied in a given income distribution. Methods: We propose …

pandemic reduced household income, increased the poverty rate, and worsened wage equality. It increased the proportion of below …