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The "forgotten" middle class : an analysis of the effects of globalisation
Pleninger, Regina; Haan, Jakob de; Sturm, Jan-Egbert - 2019
This paper studies the effects of globalisation on the income share of the middle class. Our findings suggest that globalisation, proxied by the KOF Economic Globalisation Index, reduces the income share of the middle class. The income share of the poorest 20% also drops due to globalisation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012130087
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Some are more equal than others : new estimates of global and regional inequality
Darvas, Zsolt M. - 2016
at a level similar to market inequality in other parts of the world, but net inequality (after taxes and transfers) is at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011578053
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Who got what, then and now? : a fifty year overview from the Global Consumption and Income Project
Jayadev, Arjun; Lahoti, Rahul; Reddy, Sanjay - 2015 - This version: May 8, 2015
world and five decades, we present a portrait of the changing global distribution of consumption and income and discuss its … implications for our understanding of inequality, poverty, inclusivity of growth and development, world economic welfare, and the … the highest levels of inequality in the world, when measured using standardized surveys). The GCIP provides a resource for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010516605
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Does economic globalisation affect income inequality? : a meta-analysis
Heimberger, Philipp - 2019
the world. However, reported econometric estimates vary substantially which makes it difficult to draw valid conclusions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153939
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How polarized is the global income distribution?
Roope, Laurence; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2018
The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution. During 1975-2010, global bipolarization declined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777701
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What might explain today's conflicting narratives on global inequality?
Ravallion, Martin - 2018
How unequal is the world today? Is global income inequality falling, as many economists claim, or is it rising, as one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011938091
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How Polarized Is the Global Income Distribution?
Roope, Laurence S. J. - 2018
The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution. During 1975–2010, global bipolarization declined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012929507
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The global inequality boomerang
Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andrew - 2022
In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012887946
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Global Earnings Inequality, 1970–2015
Hammar, Olle - 2017
, primarily during the 2000s, when the global Gini coefficient dropped nearly 10 points and the earnings share of the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956018
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Class or Location? What Explains the Rising Tide of Absolute Global Income Inequality During 1850-2010?
Goda, Thomas - 2015
This paper is the first to decompose absolute global income inequality into its within-country class and between country-location components. The estimates show that until 1970 locational income differences were the main driver of absolute global inequality, whereas its recent growth can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013025513