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Human capital and income inequality*
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2018 This study investigates empirically how human capital, measured by educational attainment, is related to income distribution. The regressions, using a cross-country data between 1980 and 2015, show that a more equal distribution of education contributes ...
Jong‐Wha Lee, Hanol Lee
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australia's Robodebt scheme, an automated debt recovery program introduced in 2016, was exposed by the Robodebt Royal Commission (RC) as a serious failure of public administration and source of significant harm for thousands of Australians. Through a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Australian news media, this study explores whether the RC'
Rebecca Coleman‐Hicks +1 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn +9 more
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Income Satisfaction Inequality and Its Causes [PDF]
In this paper, the concept of Income Satisfaction Inequality is operationalized on the basis of individual responses to an Income Satisfaction question posed in the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP).
Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell +1 more
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Digital tracking, gamification, social media, and AI: How technology influences motivation
Consumer Psychology Review, EarlyView.Abstract Digital tools, from activity trackers and calorie‐counting apps to learning platforms and AI‐coaches, underlie much of consumers' goal pursuit. Yet features that inspire motivation can also undermine it. When do technologies motivate, and when do they backfire?
Kaitlin Woolley, Marissa A. Sharif
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Internal Migration and Income Inequality in China: Evidence from Village Panel Data [PDF]
Existing studies on the impact of migration on income inequality at sending communities suffer from severe methodology defects and data limitations. This paper analyzes the impact of rural-to-urban migration on inequality using a newly constructed panel ...
Ha, Wei, Yi, Junjian, Zhang, Junsen
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.How the anatomical sciences are taught worldwide is constantly changing. Common themes are a reduction of teaching time and the inclusion of e‐learning and new pedagogical approaches. Although there is a common direction of change, where different global regions place along that trajectory often correlates with their economic status.
Michael Hortsch +13 more
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Greek Farm Households: Income inequality, poverty and distributional impact of farm income [PDF]
This paper examines the incidence of income inequality and poverty, and the impact of farm income on inequality. A detailed typology of farm households (FHs) is developed, based on Household Budget Survey micro-data.
Pavlos Karanikolas, Stavros Zografakis
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Income Inequality and the Persistence of Racial Economic Disparities
, 2018 More than 50 years after the Civil Rights Act, black–white family income disparities in the United States remain almost exactly the same as what they were in 1968.
Robert A. Manduca
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Can Female Non-Farm Labor Income Reduce Income Inequality? Evidence from Rural Southern Ethiopia [PDF]
This article examines the importance of non-farm income in reducing per-capita income inequality among agricultural households in southern Ethiopia, with an emphasis on the gender dimension.
Kimhi, Ayal
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