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Measuring labour earnings inequality in post-apartheid South Africa
Merrino, Serena - 2020
This paper investigates the validity of household survey data published by Statistics South Africa since 1993 and later integrated into the Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series (PALMS). A series of statistical adjustments are proposed, compared, and applied to primary data with the purpose of...
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Analysis of the Determinants of Income and Income Gap between Urban and Rural China
Su, Biwei - 2014
the income distribution. In urban areas, education is more valued for high income earners, while for rural areas … distribution. We also find that for the sampled provinces, urban-rural income gap increases from the year of 2000 to 2004 but the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013064627
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Monetary policy and wealth inequality in South Africa : evidence from tax administrative data
Aye, Goodness C.; Harris, Laurence; Chiweza, Junior T. - 2020
unique database of tax administrative data which allowed us to account for individual heterogeneity. These tax data span from … increases wealth inequality, while inflation reduces wealth inequality. The effect of age on wealth distribution varies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012405563
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Households in transit : COVID-19 and the changing measurement of welfare
Caron, Laura; Tiongson, Erwin R. - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic placed new constraints and prices on commuting to work around the world. However, traditional methods of measuring household welfare (and, accordingly, poverty and inequality) based on expenditures have not considered these changes. First, we present theory showing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013431352
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Missing income data in the German SOEP : incidence, imputation and its impact on the income distribution
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - 2014 - Reprint der Ausg. Berlin 2003
impact of imputation on the personal distribution of income as well as on results of income mobility. When comparing income … item-non-response and with imputation as one alternative strategy to cope with this issue. In contrast to cross …-section surveys, the imputation of missing values in panel data can profit from longitudinal information which is available for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010441953
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Missing income data in the German SOEP : incidence, imputation and its impact on the income distribution
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - 2004 - Updated Version: April 2004
impact of imputation on the personal distribution of income as well as on results of income mobility. When comparing income … item-non-response and with imputation as one alternative strategy to cope with this issue. In contrast to cross …-section surveys, the imputation of missing values in panel data can profit from longitudinal information which is available for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439127
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Rural household income mobility in transitional China : evidence from China Household Income Project
Yang, Sui - 2015
Based on China Household Income Project rural data, this paper aims to study the changes of rural household income mobility in transitional China. The results show that with the economic reform and development, income mobility between 2007 and 2009 was much stronger than before. Regarding the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010470414
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Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality : Evidence from India
Bhalla, Surjit; Bhasin, Karan; Virmani, Arvind - 2022
The paper presents estimates of poverty [extreme poverty PPP$1.9 and PPP$3.2] and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21. These estimates include, for the first time, the effect of in-kind food subsides on poverty and inequality. Extreme...
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Socio-Economic Determinants of Health and Physical Fitness in Southern Ethiopia
Kimhi, Ayal - 2003
The dependence of health and physical fitness on the socio-economic factors of rural families in southern Ethiopia is investigated, with particular emphasis on the role of inequality. This paper contributes to our knowledge of the effect of inequality on health in several ways: It compares the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014088887
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Main Characteristics of the Hungarian Income Inequality as Shown by the Data of the Income Surveys Carried out by the CSO in the Last Half Century
Éltető, Ödön; Havasi, Éva - 2010
The study shortly surveys the main characteristics of the income surveys carried out by the Hungarian CSO in the last half century, then examines how the incomes of the households and especially the income inequalities developed in this period. The changes in the income inequality are shown in...
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