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Capital Outflow Controls and Income Distribution in Malaysia

open access: yes, 2008
The study seeks to analyze the impact of capital outflow controls, imposed by Malaysian government on September 1998, on income distribution. Regression analysis using OLS (Ordinary Least Square), 2SLS (Two Stages Least Square) and GMM (Generalised ...
Duasa, Jarita
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U.S. Agriculture, Biofuel Markets, and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an enhanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model (GTAP‐BIO), this study assesses how the expansion in demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the reduction in exports of agricultural products induced by trade disputes negatively affect US agriculture.
Rayan Wolf, Farzad Taheripour
wiley   +1 more source

Income Distribution In Brazil 1981-1990 Parametric and Non-Parametric Approach

open access: yes, 1999
We examine changes in the shape of the Brazilian income distribution during the “lost decade” of the 1980s, using a recently available comprehensive micro-data set.
Ferreira, Francisco H.G.   +2 more
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Does vulnerable employment narrow income inequality? Evidence from developing countries: Vulnerable employment and income inequality

open access: yes, 2023
Most people at the lower end of the income spectrum in developing countries rely on vulnerable employment for their survival. In the absence of alternative sources of income, vulnerable employment narrows income inequality (inequality) by providing ...
Yerrabati, Sridevi
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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

How Income Mobility Affects Income Inequality: US Evidence in the 1980s and the 1990s

open access: yes, 2011
This study examines income mobility and income inequality in the 1980s and 1990s. The results show that income mobility in the 1980s differed from mobility in the 1990s.
Hungerford, Thomas
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Behavioral Coping With Food Price Inflation: Patterns Among U.S. Households

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent food price inflation has placed substantial pressure on household budgets, food security, and mental well‐being. Using Household Pulse Survey data, we combine k‐modes clustering and Double Machine Learning to identify distinct household coping groups and examine differences in how households respond to rising food prices across groups ...
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Informal Transfers in Comparisons of Income Distributions: Lessons from Rich and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yes, 2018
Developing countries rely more heavily on financial transfers between private households for economic welfare. Using data from three middle income and three high income countries in the Luxembourg Income Study Database, this paper examines the effects of
Cai, Yixia, Evans, Martin
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The Effect of SNAP Purchasing Power on Diet Quality

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits millions of eligible low‐income Americans by increasing access to food, helping to reduce food insecurity. Previous studies have documented that the geographical variation in local food prices leads to significant differences in SNAP's purchasing power.
Farah Khan, Augustine Denteh
wiley   +1 more source

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