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This paper examines the determinants of inter vivos (lifetime) transfers of ownership in German family firms between 2000 and 2013. Survey evidence indicates that owners of larger firms, and firms with strong current business conditions, transfer ownership at higher rates than others. When a...
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We examine how structural reforms relate to income inequality. We employ many indicators of structural reforms and use … data for market and net income inequality. The dataset includes up to 135 countries since 1960. The results do not suggest … that market-oriented structural reforms were associated with rising income inequality in the full sample. Trade and …
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This paper re-examines the link between globalization and income inequality. We use data for 140 countries over the … between globalization and income inequality differs across different groups of countries. There is a robust positive … relationship between globalization and inequality in the transition countries including China and most countries of Middle and …
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We examine how trade openness influences income inequality within countries. The sample includes 139 countries over the … trade openness on income inequality differs across countries. Trade openness tends to disproportionately benefit the … economies, trade openness increased income inequality, an effect that is driven by outliers. Our results suggest a strong effect …
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