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Did economic inequality cause the economic crisis [PDF]

open access: yesPanoeconomicus, 2014
The sudden and large increase of interest in questions of distribution of wealth and economic inequality, arising in recent years, resulted primarily from the enormous increase in inequality that occurred during the last three decades.
Šuković Danilo
doaj   +1 more source

Agglomeration, inequality and economic growth [PDF]

open access: yesThe Annals of Regional Science, 2014
Agglomeration and income inequality at country level can be both understood as concentration of physical and human capital in the process of economic development. As such, it seems pertinent to analyse their impact on economic growth considering both phenomena together.
Castells-Quintana, David   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Beyond subsistence? The role of rural cooperatives in driving smallholder commercialization in Ethiopia

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The transition from subsistence to market‐oriented agriculture holds the potential to boost rural economic progress and improve the well‐being of the rural poor in developing countries. Despite this potential, there is limited understanding of the key drivers for smallholder commercialization. In this study, we utilize comprehensive three‐wave
Abebayehu Girma Geffersa   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

In-store food promotions increase sales as well as household food waste

open access: yesScientific Reports
Food waste is a serious problem affecting both global food security and climate change. Using a large-scale field experiment with data from 43,246 perishable vegetable purchases from eight supermarkets, we show that in-store offers lead to over ...
Christina Gravert, Milica Mormann
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The redistributive and welfare impact of fiscal policies in Ghana: new evidence from CEQ methodology

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance
This study presents evidence on the effect of fiscal policies on poverty and inequality in Ghana for the 2017 fiscal year based on the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) assessment framework.
Kwadwo Danso-Mensah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
This paper presents new data on poverty, inequality, and growth in those developing countries of the world for which the requisite statistics are available. Economic growth is found generally but not always to reduce poverty. Growth, however, is found to
Fields, Gary S
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Are all meats substitutes? A basket‐and‐expenditure‐based approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the relationship among animal‐based meat and plant‐based meat alternatives (PBMAs) using a basket‐and‐expenditure‐based choice experiment. In particular, we examine whether animal‐based meat products are substitutes or complements with PBMAs.
Clinton L. Neill, Logan L. Britton
wiley   +1 more source

On Economic Inequality

open access: yesNuevas Tendencias, 2020
Questions like the extent of individual liberty, responsibility and need remain within philosophical conundrums. However, economists have taken a different approach by asking which aspects of inequality are measurable, and how philosophical theories can be applied to design more pragmatic public ...
Vidal-de-la-Peña, J. (Juan)   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On economic inequality and social welfare [PDF]

open access: yesAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu, 2015
The aim of the paper is to explore the relations between economic inequality and social welfare staring from the assumption that causality goes from economic inequality to social welfare. Standard methodological framework of economic science was enhanced
Begović Boris
doaj   +1 more source

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