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Do voters value the quality of local public goods, such as whether pavements are clean, whether benches in the park need repair, or whether local roads are in good shape? Using almost 150,000 geo-located complaints that were posted on the complaint-platform FixMyStreet.com between 2007 and 2011,...
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analyze the effects of natural disasters on income inequality in selected South Asian countries during 1967–2014. The selected … ratio, and Atkinson index as the proxies for income inequality. The results of the study show that natural disasters … countries. While the effect of natural disasters occurred in the 4-year lag and 5-year lag on income inequality is not observed. …
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The effects of inequality on economic growth depend on several factors. On one hand, they depend on the time horizon … considered, on the initial level of income and on its initial distribution. But, on the other hand, as growth and inequality are … activity. Moreover, it seems relevant to consider not only the levels of inequality and agglomeration, but also their change …
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inequality. Simulations show that inequality generally builds up fast even if players have equal starting conditions and house … prices are stable; rising house prices imply more extreme inequality. An extension of the classical game with interest rates … inequality by more than high interest rates. The simulations also demonstrate a first-mover advantage both within a generation …
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Differences in life expectancy between high and low socioeconomic groups are often large and have widened recently in many countries. Such longevity gaps affect the actuarial fairness and progressivity of public pension systems. However, behavioral responses to longevity and policy complicate...
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