It is well known that the self-employed are over-represented at the bottom as well as the top of the income … distribution. This paper shifts the focus from the income situation of the self-employed to the distributive effects of a change in … increase in the proportion of self-employed individuals in the labor force increases income polarization by tearing down floors …

The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time happiness varies directly with income, both among and within … nations, but over time the long-term growth rates of happiness and income are not significantly related. The principal reason … for the contradiction is social comparison. At a point in time those with higher income are happier because they are …

outcomes as well as in other middle-income countries in southern Africa. …

, income, and foreign trade in the case of Turkey using the time series data for the period 1960-2005. This research tests the … emissions are determined by energy consumption, income and foreign trade. In the case of second long-run relationship, income is … conducted amongst the variables. The long-run relationship of CO2 emissions, energy consumption, income and foreign trade …

(Survey of Households’ Income and Wealth, SHIW) by the Bank of Italy. In particular, we combine information from the … allows to jointly analyze income, wealth and consumption distributions with a high degree of detail for both incomes … consumption income and wealth and to provide a basis for an integrated microsimulation analysis of direct, indirect and wealth tax …

happiness of its members, yet wealthy societies and people are happier than those with low income. Using recent data from Social … between income and psychological well-being at micro and macro levels. The main factor which differentiates the pattern of … relationship is the level of income. In poor societies and individuals, income affects well-being but in wealthy societies and …

, occupational structure, household income, food intake and nutrition, children’s education, and improvement in living standard are … also examined. The per capita income of households has increased rapidly in the recent years. However, income inequality … situation has worsened as high-income opportunities are favourable to resource endowed households. As a consequence of increased …

replaced in the following. The formal point of reference is ‘the integrated approach to credit, money, income, production and …