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Income Inequality and Job Satisfaction of Full-Time Employees in Germany
, 2009 Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), it is shown that income comparisons with persons who are better off has a clear impact on the job satisfaction of West German full-time employees. Two contrary effects can be identified.
Schwarze, Johannes, Wunder, Christoph
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto +5 more
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Minimum Inequality Aversion and Welfare Ranking of Income Distributions
This article addresses a well-known issue in the application of generalised Lorenz (GL) dominance as a welfare ranking criterion, proposing a solution and providing a characterisation.
Zheng, Buhong
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The Role of Personal Income Tax to Mitigate Widening Income Inequality: the Case of Japan
, 2007 The Japanese personal income tax system has been designed to mitigate the tax burden by granting generous deductions and by employing a steep marginal tax curve.
Tajika, Ejii, Yashio, Hiroyuki
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Pesticide MRLs as Trade Barriers: Evidence From Vietnam's Coffee and Rice Exporters
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As tariffs have declined globally through bilateral and regional trade agreements, food safety standards have emerged as significant determinants of agricultural trade flows. This study examines the impact of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for five pesticides—Azoxystrobin, Chlorpyrifos, Chlorantraniliprole, Clothianidin, and Cyhalothrin—on ...
Nhat Mai Nguyen +2 more
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Income distribution and macroeconomics in Colombia
, 2007 This paper studies the relation between macroeconomic variables and the distribution of income in Colombia. We relate the dynamics of aggregate economic variables with the cross-section of disaggregate income to determine the transmission and propagation
Birchenall, Javier A.
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever +2 more
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Income Inequality On Economic Growth Through Political Economy
, 2019 In addition to its direct effects, income inequality may affect economic growth indirectly through various transmission channels. Negative effects may arise from a political economy, socio-political instability, and credit market imperfections.
Aslan, Goksu
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda +3 more
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Power Laws and Skew Distributions: An Application to Performance Royalty Income
, 2016 Royalty income derived from copyrighted song-titles is often highly skewed. This skewness, in which a relatively small number of songwriters earn relatively more royalty income than other members or affiliates in Performing Rights Organizations, is said ...
Pitt, Ivan L.
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