Benjamin, Dwayne; Brandt, Loren; Giles, John - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004
investigating increases in inequality associated with transition and economic development. With a backdrop of perceived improvements … in average living standards, we ask whether increases of inequality may have offset, or even threaten welfare gains … distribution (i.e., Lorenz curves). In addition, we decompose the sources of inequality, exploring the contributions of spatial …