rise in income inequality. Poverty has increased sharply with an estimated 18.5% of the population on incomes below the …

This paper discusses the data limitations associated with the measurement of top incomes and inequality in the Middle … East, with special emphasis to the case of Egypt. It has been noted that high inequality might have contributed to the Arab … spring revolt movement. Some studies have argued however that measured inequality in Middle East countries is not …

scarcity in the New World and to a rise in unskilled labour scarcity in Europe. Thus, it contributed to rising inequality in … overseas countries, like the United States, and falling inequality in most of Europe. Falling unskilled labour scarcity and … in today's world? This paper argues that modern debates about inequality and schooling responses to globalization should …

Several cross-country studies have observed a negative correlation between inequality and interpersonal trust. Using … data from 59 countries, I instrument for inequality using the relative size of the mature-aged cohort, and find that a rise … in inequality reduces trust. …

-2006. While there has been no increase in aggregate happiness, inequality in happiness has fallen substantially since the 1970s … happiness by education have widened substantially. We develop an integrated approach to measuring inequality and decomposing … changes in the distribution of happiness, finding a pervasive decline in within-group inequality during the 1970s and 1980s …

possibilities: wage inequality may have either negative or positive effects on team performance. A parameter which captures the … relationship between inequality and performance. We discuss a variety of interpretations of our results. …

inequality than a more "passive" public sector. …