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individual in a group wins and receives an award, generating a greater income inequality - or to have a public good that benefits … driven more by their income inequality-averse preferences. …
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We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average … and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …
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We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average … and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163079
Using social opportunity function approach, this work assesses, firstly, the change in and access to education and employment opportunities available to the population and secondly, how equitably these opportunities are distributed. Opportunity Index (OI) and Equity Index of Opportunities (EIO)...
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We apply a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes … extent of inequality reduction induced by direct taxes and transfers is rather small (2 percentage points on average …, and Brazil from achieving similar reductions in inequality is not the lack of revenues but the fact that they spend less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010610689
Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour … income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income … inequality is the main driver of household market income inequality, with family formation as well as self-employment and capital …
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This paper examines the economic origins of the Islamic revival that took place in Egypt in the 1970-80s, and in Muslim societies more generally. We provide the first systematic evidence of a decline in social mobility among educated youth in Egypt. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we...
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ways that increase income inequality. An increase in the skill premium induces low-ability minority types to reduce …
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This paper looks at the recent trends of rising inequality in developing Asia, asks why inequality matters, examines … the driving forces of rising inequality, and proposes policy options for tackling high and rising inequality … inequality. The three drivers of rising inequality cannot and should not be blocked, because they are the same forces that drive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134371
This paper looks at the recent trends of rising inequality in developing Asia, asks why inequality matters, examines … the driving forces of rising inequality, and proposes policy options for tackling high and rising inequality … inequality. The three drivers of rising inequality cannot and should not be blocked, because they are the same forces that drive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134393