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Inequality and redistribution: evidence from Scandinavian and Mediterranean countries [PDF]

Applied Economic Analysis
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adjustment of government redistributive policies in Scandinavian and Mediterranean countries following changes in income inequality over the period 1980–2021.
Oscar Claveria, Petar Sorić
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Risk Equity: A New Proposal [PDF]

, 2007
What does distributive justice require of risk regulators? Various executive orders enjoin health and safety regulators to take account of “distributive impacts,” “equity,” or “environmental justice,” and many scholars endorse these requirements.
Adler, Matthew D.
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Impact of natural disasters on income inequality in Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2018
We explore the relationship between natural disasters and income inequality in Sri Lanka as the first study of this nature for the country. The analysis uses a unique panel data set constructed for the purpose of this paper.
Abdullah, Arellano, Arellano, Becchetti, Blundell, Bui, Cavallo, Datt, De Mel, Department of Census and Statistics, Feng, Gassebner, Gini, Karim, Keerthiratne, Kim, Klomp, Lerbinger, Masozera, McDermott, McKay, Morris, Noy, Richard S.J. Tol, Rodríguez-Oreggia, Roodman, Roodman, Subhani Keerthiratne, Theil, Toya, Yamamura   +30 more
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A systematic review protocol of quantitative instruments of income inequality in studies of children and adolescents [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research, 2022
Background: Income inequality is an important indicator of socioeconomic position which is a determinant of social, psychological, and physical health outcomes from childhood to adulthood.
Ali Khashan, Elizabeth Kiely, Linda O Keeffe, David O Driscoll   +3 more
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Measuring internal inequality in capsule networks for supervised anomaly detection

Scientific Reports, 2022
In this paper we explore the use of income inequality metrics such as Gini or Palma coefficients as a tool to identify anomalies via capsule networks.
Bogdan Kirillov, Maxim Panov
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A new way to measure the world's protected area coverage. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Protected areas are effective at stopping biodiversity loss, but their placement is constrained by the needs of people. Consequently protected areas are often biased toward areas that are unattractive for other human uses.
Lissa M Barr, Robert L Pressey, Richard A Fuller, Daniel B Segan, Eve McDonald-Madden, Hugh P Possingham   +5 more
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Life expectancy inequalities in the elderly by socioeconomic status. Evidence from Italy [PDF]

, 2018
Background: life expectancy considerably increased in most developed countries during the twentieth century. However, the increase in longevity is neither uniform nor random across individuals belonging to various socioeconomic groups. From an economic
Lallo, Carlo, Raitano, Michele
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Income inequality in Europe: Reality, perceptions, and hopes

Research in Globalization, 2023
Is actual income inequality accurately translated into people’s perceptions, and what are the genuine hopes of citizens? Our contribution offers insights into how the reality and two subjective dimensions of income inequality, namely perceptions, and ...
Alessandra Faggian, Alessandra Michelangeli, Kateryna Tkach   +2 more
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Exposure to animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and environmental justice in Iowa, USA

Environmental Research: Health, 2022
Health consequences of intensive livestock industry and implications for environmental justice are of great concern in Iowa, USA, which has an extensive history of animal feeding operations (AFOs).
Ji-Young Son, Michelle L Bell
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Income inequality policies and inclusive growth [PDF]

, 2021
The UK has a very high level of income inequality compared to other countries. Income inequality is entrenched across genders, ages, ethnicities, and regions, being accumulated during individuals’ lifetimes and inherited by the next generation.
Ramcharan, Maryna
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