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The past decades the problem of income inequality and welfare segregation has presented itself as one of the biggest … into decreasing the income inequality witch has risen for average 4% annually over the past 15 years, according to the GINI … index. The problem of income inequality for Republic of Macedonia starches further as the country presents itself as one the …
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In recent years there has been a growing interest in the impact of inequality on economic growth. Both theoretical and … part of the literature that considers inequality detrimental to growth, more recent studies have challenged this result and … found a positive effect of inequality on growth. This paper contributes to the debate by using meta-analytical techniques to …
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Outside the US, little is known of long-run trends in executive compensation. We fill this gap by studying BHP, a resources giant that has long been one of the largest companies on the Australian stock market. From 1887 to 2013, trends in CEO and director remuneration (relative to average...
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We examine the interplay between changes in the functional distribution of income and the distribution of market income among households. We use micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel as well as macro data from the German Federal Statistical Office from 2002 to 2008. We categorize and...
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Mobility of top incomes matters for both the openness of the income elite and the share of total income that this group receives. It is thus an important complement information to the growing snapshot literature on top income concentration. I use microlevel panel data of German income tax files...
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A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …
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A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …
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