criteria to measuring inequality of opportunity in Germany. We illustrate our ex-post inequality of opportunity approach based …

criteria to measuring inequality of opportunity in Germany. We illustrate our ex-post inequality of opportunity approach based …

In this chapter we inspect economic mechanisms through which technological progress shapes the degree of inequality … among workers in the labor market. A key focus is on the rise of U.S. wage inequality over the past 30 years. However, we … also pay attention to how Europe did not experience changes in wage inequality but instead saw a sharp increase in …

Wage inequality in Portugal has increased over the last thirty years, with two distinct periods. The period from 1984 … to the mid-90s witnessed strong increases in both upper- and lower-tail inequality. A shortage of skills combined with … skill-biased technological changes were at the core of this evolution. Since the mid-90s, lower-tail inequality has …

extension to an additional 17 years of analysis underscores the original finding that rising wage inequality was not an episodic … event of the 1980s. That being said, overall 90/10 inequality and the college wage premium have plateaued since 2005 …. Despite overall inequality plateauing, upper- tail 90/50 inequality has continued to increase since 1980 for both men and …

, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and … provides further empirical evidence on the role of urbanization and government policies in urban poverty. Several conclusions … can be drawn from. First, urbanization has a significant effect on reducing both poverty of rural residents and poverty of …

, thereby reducing inequality and poverty. However, studies on the minimum wage have not focused on assessing the effects on … effects of minimum wage increases on income inequality and poverty. To this end, firstly, a systematic review of the empirical … inequality and in-work poverty. Furthermore, there is evidence of a spillover effect towards income groups closer to the …