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Neighborhood income inequality [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006 This paper offers a descriptive empirical analysis of the geographic pattern of income inequality within a sample of 359 US metropolitan areas between 1980 and 2000. Specifically, we decompose the variance of metropolitan area-level household income into
Christopher H. Wheeler +1 more
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Quantitative Economics, 2022 Through certainty equivalent consumption (CE) measures, we show that dispersion of current earnings, expenditures, and net worth overstate welfare inequality. This is largely due to the unaccounted value of future earnings, which we call human wealth.
Abbott, Brant, Gallipoli, Giovanni
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Pensioner Income Inequality [PDF]
Fiscal Studies, 1995 One-and-a-half million pensioners are dependent on the minimum means-tested benefit, income support. But the numbers on income support have barely changed in two decades despite substantial increases in its value and that of its precursor, supplementary benefit. At least another 2 million receive means-tested housing benefit or council tax benefit.
Paul Johnson, Gary Stears
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Review of Income and Wealth, 2020 The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it introduces a novel inequality concept, named income composition inequality. Second, it constructs an indicator for its measurement. This paper argues that the study of income composition inequality across the income distribution allows for (i) novel political economy analysis of the evolution of economic ...
Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality +1 more
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A new approach to social inequality: inequality of income and wealth in South Korea
The Journal of Chinese Sociology, 2020 This paper attempts to provide a new approach to social inequality, focusing on income and wealth inequality and the relationship between income inequality and wealth inequality.
Kwang-Yeong Shin
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An evaluation of common explanations for the impact of income inequality on life satisfaction [PDF]
, 2018 This study explains how income inequality affects life satisfaction in Europe. Although research about the impact of income inequality on life satisfaction is inconclusive, authors suggest several reasons for its potential impact.
Schalembier, Benjamin
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Measuring Inequality Change in an Economy with Income Growth [PDF]
, 1987 This paper analyzes how to measure changes in inequality in an economy with income growth. The discussion distinguishes three stylized kinds of economic growth: high income sector enrichment, low income sector enrichment, high income sector enlargement,
Fields, Gary S
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Exploring the effect of industrial agglomeration on income inequality in China
PLoS ONE, 2023 Income inequality is a good indicator reflecting the quality of people’s livelihood. There are many studies on the determinants of income inequality. However, few studies have been conducted on the impacts of industrial agglomeration on income inequality
Suhua Zhang +3 more
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Analyzing the Role of Macroeconomic Instability on Income Inequality in Iran [PDF]
پژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2021 Since income inequality can affect individuals’ lives economically, socially, and environmentally, analyzing variables influencing income inequality is of great importance.
Shahryar Zaroki +2 more
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Four profiles of inequality and tax redistribution in Europe
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2020 The rise of economic inequality in the past few decades is one of the most relevant phenomena in western countries recent history. Market income distribution pushed inequality up and challenged welfare state capacity to deal with economic gaps.
Frederico Cantante
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