decomposition technique based on the Gini coefficient to discern the relative importance of the major income components in … determining overall income inequality. …

civil war is spurious, and is accounted for by historical phenomena that jointly determine income evolution and conflict. In … particular, the statistical association between poverty, as proxied by income per capita, and civil wars disappears once we …

The validity of family background variables instrumenting education in income regressions has been much criticized. In … instruments in income regressions. …

discussions about Canada's retirement income system. For example, retired respondents were asked about their financial standard of … living in retirement and whether their retirement income is sufficient to comfortably cover their bills and financial …

In spite of the importance of registered pension plans (RPPs) in discussions of Canada's retirement income system, very …

Purpose – China's remarkable income growth has changed the food landscape in recent years. Chinese consumers are … with respect to household income are estimated. These estimates are then converted to nutrient elasticities to show how the … availability of nutrients varies with income based on the Engel demand relationship. Findings – The income elasticities diminish as …

Current Population Survey, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the Consumer Expenditure Survey, and the Survey of Consumer … earnings, to disposable income, and, ultimately, to consumption and wealth. We document a continuous and sizable increase in … before 1982, but mitigate its increase thereafter. Taxes and transfers compress the level of income inequality, especially at …

cycle, of several dimensions of economic inequality, including wages, labor earnings, income, consumption, and wealth. After … and the cyclical fluctuations in income inequality. The rise in income inequality was stronger at the bottom of the … distribution. Consumption inequality increased less than disposable income inequality, and tracked the latter much more closely at …