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This paper shows that within-country happiness inequality has fallen in the majority of countries that have experienced positive income growth over the last forty years, in particular in developed countries. This new stylized fact comes as an addition to the Easterlin paradox, which states that...
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This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational correlation of education in rural China by using a data from … a large survey of households. Three generations who completed education during the period from pre-1949 to the beginning … of the 2000s are included. The focus is on the influence of family class status (chengfen) on offspring education. Our …
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explains a large part of the discrepancy in poverty levels, with education and labor variables of household members explaining … access to high-quality education and the persistence of discrimination against colored workers in the labor market. …
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This paper deals with concepts of multidimensional poverty measurement and applies them to Germany. Three concepts of poverty are examined and included into one multidimensional approach: economic well being, capability and social exclusion. The empirical application relies on indices introduced...
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-post microeconomic effects of natural disasters on the accumulation of human capital, focusing on consumption, nutrition, education and …, education, health and many income-generating processes. Furthermore, some of these detrimental effects are both large and long …
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education characteristic of the pre-reform era has given rise to substantial inequality in access to higher levels of education …. China's growth will be fostered by expanding access to all levels of education, reducing impediments to labor mobility, and …
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four waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) household data. Results show that education and occupation are … the income distribution. In urban areas, education is more valued for high income earners, while for rural areas …, specialized or tertiary education are more beneficial for the poorer households. Among all occupational types, farm activities …
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This paper analyzes the evolution of inequality in Poland during the economic transition that began in 1989-90. Using micro data from the Household Budget Surveys, we find that, after a brief spike in 1989, income and consumption inequality actually declined to below pre-transition levels during...
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households’ need to pay for education, medical, housing expenses and the need to save for future consumption and income …
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to spend on education, housing and medical care which were previously paid by the state. In addition, the increase in the …
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