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Income inequality and public policy in Argentina (1996-2014).
Cuadernos de Economía, 2017 This article analyses the evolution of income inequality in Argentina through the decomposition of the Gini coefficient by income sources. The dynamic analysis allows for simultaneous changes in participation and concentration of different income sources
Dario Judzik +2 more
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The role of structural transformation in regional convergence in Japan: 1874–2008
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Japan's regional convergence of productivity levels throughout the twentieth century can be best described as a cumulative process of ‘catching up, forging ahead, and falling behind’. Using a novel dataset spanning 135 years (1874–2008), this study finds support for a crucial role played by structural transformation in convergence. The pace of
Kyoji Fukao, Saumik Paul
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Regional Income Stratification in Unified Germany Using a Gini Decomposition Approach [PDF]
This paper delivers new insights into the development of income inequality and regional stratification in Germany after unification using a new method for detecting social stratification by a decomposition of the GINI index which yields the obligatory ...
Jan Goebel, Joachim R. Frick
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The Evaluation of Gender Income Inequality by Means of the Gini Index Decomposition [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 This paper proposes to measure and to evaluate gender gaps and gender inequalities by means of the decomposition of an inequality measure. A three-terms decomposition of the Gini index is applied, thus allowing to take into account also the role of overlapping between female and male subpopulations. We develop an unified framework for the evaluation of
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矿业科学学报New quality productive forces in energy represent a systemic transformation of the energy industry, current new quality productive development is characterized by a typical pattern of regional imbalance, hindering the overall progress of China's green ...
XU Xiaomin +3 more
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How Does Progressivity Affect the Tax Cut Multiplier?
International Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How does the targeting of personal income tax cuts affect the output multiplier? This paper provides quantitative evidence using a heterogeneous‐agent New‐Keynesian model calibrated to match US distributions of income, wealth, marginal tax rates, and marginal propensities to consume.
Christian Gillitzer
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The Distributional Effects of Economic Uncertainty*
International Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study the distributional implications of uncertainty shocks by developing a model that links macroeconomic aggregates to the US distribution of earnings and consumption. Our findings suggest that the fraction of low‐earning workers decreases initially, while the share of households reporting low consumption increases.
Florian Huber +2 more
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On decomposing the changes in wage inequality in Palestine over time
Social Sciences and Humanities OpenThis paper examines the evolution of wage inequality in Palestine's labour market from 2009 to 2016. Using the Gini coefficient, along with bottom, upper, and middle inter-quintiles, we identify a persistent upward trend in wage disparity over time ...
Hatem Jemmali +2 more
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A joint model of cost and churn for the insurance industry
Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.Abstract In insurance markets, claim costs are highly variable, heavy‐tailed, and difficult to predict. At the same time, policyholder retention and lapse behavior (customer churn) are critical determinants of long‐term profitability and solvency. Most existing models in the literature treat claim costs and lapses as independent, overlooking potential ...
Yumo Dong +4 more
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Easing the Burden? Religiosity and Educational Inequality in Pain Interference
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A consistent inverse gradient in pain prevalence is typically observed across educational strata. Religion stands out as a source of social and personal support that may moderate the amount of chronic pain interference but may do so differently across the educational spectrum.
Laura Upenieks, Markus H. Schafer
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