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Inequality Comparisons in a Multi-Period Framework: The Role of Alternative Welfare Metrics [PDF]

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This paper considers the use of alternative welfare metrics in evaluations of income inequality in a multi-period context. Using Norwegian longitudinal income data, it is found, as in many studies, that inequality is lower when each individual’s annual ...
Elin Halvorsen   +2 more
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A Systematic Review of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Epigenetic Age Acceleration in Later Adult Life Measured With Second and Third‐Generation Epigenetic Clocks

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examined the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) in adulthood as measured by second and third generation epigenetic clocks by performing a systematic review of the literature. The electronic databases MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched on 17 July 2023.
Matthew Green   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying the social equity state of an energy system: environmental and labor market equity of the shale gas boom in Appalachia

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2019
A fundamental societal concern in energy system transitions is the distribution of benefits and costs across populations. A recent transition, the US shale gas boom, has dramatically altered the domestic energy outlook and global markets; however, the ...
Erin N Mayfield   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

REVIEW OF INEQUALITY METRICS WITH APPLICATION IN INCOME INEQUALITY IN LOUISIANA [PDF]

open access: yes
Economic data sets usually are, by their nature, very large and therefore researchers naturally want to analyze the distribution of the data set and make statistical inference about various parameters of interest, such as means, medians, variances, etc ...
Mihaela Paun
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Homelessness Service Usage Patterns of 30,000 Homeless and At‐Risk Households: The Melbourne Access Point Study

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, overseas researchers have utilised administrative data to identify distinct patterns in shelter use. In Australia, the use of administrative data to understand service utilisation patterns among people ‘at risk’ of homelessness and experiencing homelessness is limited.
Godwin Kavaarpuo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnicity and the surgical management of early invasive breast cancer in over 164 000 women

open access: yesBJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
This large national study examined in detail the patterns in surgical management of early breast cancer in women of different ethnicities. Allowing for different patterns of age and stage at presentation, the surgical management of early breast cancer was similar in all women, regardless of ethnicity. All treated the same Background Limited information
T. Gathani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concepts of Reliability Theory and Their Relationship with the Economic Inequality indicators

open access: yesپژوهش‌های ریاضی, 2020
Introduction    One of ‎the ‎intersecting aspects of the reliability theory and economics is investigating non-negative data generally skewed‎ ‎(lifetimes and income)‎, ‎extrapolation of a suitable model for the data and finding their characteristics ...
Zahra Behdani   +2 more
doaj  

Methods to promote equity in health resource allocation in low- and middle-income countries: an overview

open access: yesGlobalization and Health, 2020
Unfair differences in healthcare access, utilisation, quality or health outcomes exist between and within countries around the world. Improving health equity is a stated objective for many governments and international organizations.
James Love-Koh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trauma‐Informed Practice in Welfare‐to‐Work and Employment Services: A Scoping Review

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition within welfare services, including employment services, that many participants may have histories of trauma. Research suggests that experiences of trauma not only impact individuals' psychosocial health but also vocational elements such as job performance, employability, career progression, and financial ...
Emily Corbett   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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