This study investigates the relationship between conspicuous consumption and inequality in the United States by doing text mining in Google searches for luxury and comfort goods. The findings reveal a strong correlation between the pursuit of luxury items and levels of income inequality in...

In this paper, we explore recent trends of inequality in Turkey over the last two decades. We explore overall inequality in Turkey as well as regional inequality among Turkey's cities. Moreover, we investigate wage and gender inequality in the Turkish labor market. An essential contribution of...

The political system always has a significant impact on economic indicators. Currency exchange is one of the indicators, which is influenced directly or indirectly by political developments. Investors and economic agents make investment decisions by not only economic outcomes but also political...

This scholarly investigation examines the historical wage disparities between skilled and unskilled building laborers, as well as gender-based disparities among unskilled male and female workers in major European metropolises including Vienna, Warsaw, Krakow, and Istanbul. While exploring...

All Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. This will force changes in taxes and benefits related to disability. The final result of that process is unknown. To learn about possible changes, we compare...

The paper discusses tax and benefit instruments for people with disabilities and their carers for European countries from two opposing groups. Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries spend a relatively small part of their GDP on disability, and tax and benefit instruments play a significant...

This scholarly research endeavors to investigate the intricate interplay between labor and non-labor income and its contribution to the disparity of income across various states in the United States. The paper employs an analytical approach, utilizing an array of data and sophisticated...