degree of cohesion between formal and informal institutions determines the direction of institutional change. Finally, that …

increased degree of openness, while the share of higher income classes tend to decrease with it. Income inequality drops when … inequality is found to give weak support to Kuznets' inverted U relationship. Higher investment ratio is found to be favorable … income inequality, while mean years of schooling is positively associated with higher income inequality. …

A central insight in economic sociology is that firms depend on relationships with other organizations for their access …

under difficult economic conditions. We develop an alternative theory that explains wage arrears through their acceptance as …

institutions, and redistribution. We bring the two together by emphasizing the role of skill formation. We argue that union …

households. The theory predicts that bribery is more attractive to both parties when the client is richer, and we find …

reducing inequality. Educated workers in these countries have a much lower birth rate than uneducated workers. Assuming … incorporating this effect generates multiple stedy-state levels of inequality, suggesting that in some circumstances, temporarily … increasing access to educational opportunities could permanently reduce inequality. Empirical evidence suggests that the …

coefficient, but is exogenous to any behavioral response. Analyzing the effect of this redistribution index on inequality, I find … redistribution and inequality. … create a “simulated tax redistribution index”, which captures the mechanical impact of the changes in tax policy on the gini …