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How Do Rich Young People Experience Social Inequality and What Do They Know About Poverty and Wealth?

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social inequality shapes society and influences how children grow up. This study explores how wealthy young individuals in Germany perceive social inequality, focusing on their awareness of both wealth and poverty. In‐depth interviews revealed that their understanding of poverty is relatively simplified, shaped largely by a lack of direct ...
Johanna Wilmes, Sonja A. Gossenauer
wiley   +1 more source

Gini coefficient and inflation rate

open access: yes, 2017
The aim of this thesis is to study the effect of income inequality on inflation rate in countries of OECD. I analyze the effect of income inequality, measured by the Gini coefficient, on inflation with a panel dataset comprised of 29 OECD countries over the period 2004 - 2013. The dataset was obtained from OECD statistics database and Eurostat database
openaire   +1 more source

Density dependence and habitat selection affect overwintering abundance of monarch butterflies at regional and site scales in California

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We analyzed annual overwintering counts in California to understand monarch population fluctuations. Climate and density‐dependent factors explain 64% of annual variability across groves, with density dependence being the primary driver. Within groves, tree characteristics and microclimate significantly influence monarch habitat selection, with ...
Peter C. Ibsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional variations and temporal trends of atopic diseases in Germany

open access: yesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and Objectives Prevalence rates of atopic diseases (atopic dermatitis [AD], allergic asthma [AA], and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis [ARC]) have increased in Germany. However, there is a lack of simultaneous consideration and of precise data on the spatiotemporal variation of these diseases.
Marie Sander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Equality in Primary Health Care Budget Allocation in Iran, Using the Gini Coefficient Method. [PDF]

open access: yesMed J Islam Repub Iran
Barouni M   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What if the expected is not the most likely outcome? Four examples giving pause for thought and reconsideration

open access: yesEconomica, EarlyView.
Abstract The foundational nature of expectations‐based theories and the prominence of symmetric unimodal stochastic assumptions in economic research render the expected outcome the go to locational focus throughout its many realms. When symmetric unimodality prevails, expected and most likely outcomes are identical; however, when it does not, they are ...
Gordon Anderson
wiley   +1 more source

Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data

open access: yesEconomics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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