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The great happiness moderation
Clark, Andrew E.; Flèche, Sarah; Senik, Claudia - 2012
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287588
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Do natural disasters affect human capital? An assessment based on existing empirical evidence
Baez, Javier; de la Fuente, Alejandro; Santos, Indhira - 2010
-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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274681
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The Great Happiness Moderation
Clark, Andrew E.; Flèche, Sarah; Senik, Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252278
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Class Origin, Family Culture, and Intergenerational Correlation of Education in Rural China
Sato, Hiroshi; Shi, Li - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703680
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Why Is Poverty So High Among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition Analysis of the Racial Poverty Gap
Gradín, Carlos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703759
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Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Urban China, 1986-2000
Meng, Xin; Gregory, Robert; Wang, Youjuan - 2005
to spend on education, housing and medical care which were previously paid by the state. In addition, the increase in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262183
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Inequality, Transfers and Growth: New Evidence from the Economic Transition in Poland
Keane, Michael P.; Prasad, Eswar S. - 2002
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 pretransition levels during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262799
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Human capital, economic growth, and inequality in China
Heckman, James J.; Yi, Junjian - 2012
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282331
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The development of multidimensional poverty in Germany 1985 - 2007
Busch, Christopher; Peichl, Andreas - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269813
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The Development of Multidimensional Poverty in Germany 1985-2007
Busch, Christopher; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506071