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The response of income inequality to positive oil rents shocks in Iran : implications for the post-sanction period
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Krieger, Tim - 2017 - This version: August 10, 2017
We study the short and long run responses of income inequality to the positive oil and gas rents per capita shocks in Iran from 1973 to 2012. Using vector autoregression (VAR)-based impulse response functions, we find a positive and statistically significant response of income inequality to oil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011707363
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Oil rents shocks and inequality in Iran
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Krieger, Tim - 2018 - This version: January 2018
We study the short and long run responses of income inequality to positive per capita oil and gas rent shocks in Iran. Using historical data from 1973 to 2012 and vector autoregression (VAR)-based impulse response functions, we find a positive and statistically significant response of income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011793996
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The response of income inequality to positive oil rents shocks in Iran : implications for the post-sanction period
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Krieger, Tim - 2017 - This version: August 10, 2017
We study the short and long run responses of income inequality to the positive oil and gas rents per capita shocks in Iran from 1973 to 2012. Using vector autoregression (VAR)-based impulse response functions, we find a positive and statistically significant response of income inequality to oil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011720818
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On the quest of resource blessing : re-examining the effect of oil on income inequality
Yogo, Urbain Thierry; Mallaye, Douzounet; Timba, … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011736562
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The political economy of opposition groups : peace, terrorism, or civil conflict?
Jetter, Michael; Li, Bei - 2017
This paper proposes a simple framework to better understand an opposition group's choice between peace, terrorism, and open civil conflict against the government. Our model implies that terrorism emerges if constraints on the ruling executive group are intermediate and rents are sizeable, hereas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011754212
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Redistribution, selection, and trade
Kohl, Miriam - 2017
agents and a welfare state redistributing income. The redistribution scheme is financed by a progressive income tax and gives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011721489
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From oil rents to inclusive growth : lessons from the MENA region
Hakimian, Hassan - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012154763
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(Re-)distribution of personal incomes, education and economic performance across countries
Rehme, Günther - 2002
In many OECD countries income inequality has risen, but surprisingly redistribution as well. The theory attributes this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409838
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Does liberté
Grâdšṭayn, Marq; Milanović, Branko - 2000
typically led to an expansion in redistribution, at least in the small sample of episodes studied. Similarly, and more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781532
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Regime type, inequality, and redistributive transfers in developing countries
Dodlova, Marina; Giolbas, Anna - 2015
The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution in a country is still ongoing. We … construct a model that predicts a higher probability of redistribution in democracies than in autocracies. Further, with higher … initial inequality, there should be more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. We test these …
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