economic crisis on income distribution and poverty, giving special attention to children. Almost all the governments introduced …

similar to those in other countries. In particular, as in other countries, in Mexico income, education, health, job status and …

aspirations of young people from disadvantaged and middle income backgrounds. We evaluate whether such people who have friends … suggest that there are such effects. Individuals from low income families with friends from high income families are 15 … educational aspirations and expectations of middle income children. These effects are quantitatively and statistically significant …

income comparisons against a wide range of potential comparison groups, enabling us to investigate a broader range of … subjects to report (a) how their income compares to various groups, such a co-workers, friends, and neighbours, and (b) how … important these income comparisons are to them. We find substantial gender differences, with income comparisons being much …

income on the incidence and intensity of intimate partner violence (IPV). Using National Crime Victimization Survey data from … 1992 to 2000, we exploit time and family-size variation in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by comparing IPV … groups more likely to both experience IPV and be eligible for EITC: unmarried women and black women. If increased income …

pandemic on different income groups in a multi-country setting. Analyzing rich individual-level data from a six-country survey …, we find that while the outbreak has no impacts on household income losses, it results in a 63-percent reduction in the … expected own labor income for the second-poorest income quintile. The impacts of the pandemic are most noticeable in terms of …