In this study, we elucidate the income redistribution effects of the proposal to incorporate the Bend Points mechanism … individual data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS). In addition to examining the effects of introducing the BP …, the MLD for self-employed and irregular workers decreases from 0.2046127 to 0.1721433, indicating a reduction in income …

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a primary vehicle for manufacturing transfer. Middle-income countries can benefit by … effectively utilizing FDI to achieve technological development and economic equality and possibly address the middle-income trap … issue. This study assessed the FDI performance of ten middle-income countries and examined the statistical relationships …

Immigration may affect income inequality not only by changing factor prices but also by inducing policy makers to … adjust the prevailing income tax system. We assess the relative importance of these economic and political channels using … only raise gross earnings inequality but also reduce the progressivity of local income taxes, further increasing after …

role of people's income aspirations in the process of diversification. We first show that in settings where wage employment … opportunities are scarce, income diversification is linked to higher levels of income. We test the theoretical prediction that … aspirations that are moderately ahead, but not too far ahead of one's current income level, serve as best incentives for future …

This paper analyzes the distribution and composition of pre-tax national income in Germany since 1992, combining … personal income tax returns, household survey data, and national accounts. Inequality rose from the 1990s to the late 2000s due … incomes across the bottom 90% increased. The top 1% income share, dominated by business income, remained relatively stable …