A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …

redistribution in a comparative setting. We use micro-data from the Luxembourg Income Study to examine household market inequality … increase in primary household inequality in all 20 countries over the last 25 years (except Ireland). In most countries, the … income inequality, although they appear to have become less effective in doing so since the mid-1990s. We find that the …

inequality in several parts: we will distinguish 11 different benefits and several income taxes and social contributions in our … empirical investigation across countries. First, we use LIS data to analyze income inequality and the redistributive effect of … we decompose income inequality through several taxes and transfers. We analyze the redistributive effect of several …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the … forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the …

rate, especially if in part achieved by lowering inequality, the Africa region would meaningfully contribute to the global …

. Not only can item nonresponse and unit nonresponse impair important outcome measures for inequality research such as total … substantive results in the inequality research. We find indications of substantial bias on income inequality and poverty as well …

, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and …

national and local levels. Nationally, we find very high levels of economic inequality, measured from household asset values or … fractionalization, polarization, or ethnic inequality based on individual living standards. All ethnic inequality indicators surged … after the Asian economic crisis. Ethnic inequality based on education is much lower and decreasing. In panel data models …