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How polarized is the global income distribution?

Roope, Laurence; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2018

The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution. During 1975-2010, global bipolarization declined...

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Migration and inequalities around the Mediterranean Sea

Nilsson, Björn; Ramadan, Racha - 2020

This paper aims to quantify the effects from migration on net income distributions, disentangling the roles played by factor reallocation and remittances, and focusing on two (primarily) destination countries (Spain and Italy) and two (primarily) origin countries (Jordan and Iraq). Using LIS-ERF...

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How Polarized Is the Global Income Distribution?

Roope, Laurence - 2018

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From the bottom 40 to inequality lines : sharing prosperity globally and domestically

Lopez-Noval, Borja; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Roope, Laurence - 2024

. With data from the World Income Inequality Database, we present the most comprehensive empirical study to date of where …

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The Global Inequality Boomerang

Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andrew - 2022

In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a ‘sunshine’ narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due...

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The global inequality boomerang

Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andrew - 2022

In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170291

Some microeconometric evidence on the relationship between health and income

Adeline, Amélie; Delattre, Eric - In: Health economics review 7 (2017) 27, pp. 1-18

This paper examines the association between income, income inequalities and health inequalities in Europe. The contribution of this paper is to study different hypotheses linking self-perceived health status and income, allowing for the identification of different mechanisms in income-related...

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Cash or Discount? Effective Education Intervention Design in a Low Income Country Setting : Evidence from Ethiopia

Adem, Jemal - 2022

This study examines why cash grants fail to increase parental investment in child education, and what can be done to …

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Parental Preferences and Aspirations for Child Education, and Intra-household Resource Allocation : Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia

Adem, Jemal - 2022

This paper investigates the preference of parents for inter-child allocation of education investment in Ethiopia. It … mainly focuses on the roles played by non-price factors of investment in child education. The study uses unique survey and … perceptions about the capability of children, and aspirations for child education are important drivers of intra …

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The Effect of Municipal Water Filtration on Children's School Enrollment and Employment in American Cities

Ao, Chon-Kit - 2019

Numerous studies show that access to clean water reduces child mortality and morbidity, but little work has been done on the consequences for schooling and child labor. The effects are theoretically ambiguous because healthier children can go to school or go to work. I examine the effect of...

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