Structural changes and growth regimes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00191-018-0574-4
Abstract: We study the relation between income distribution and growth, mediated by structural changes on the demand and supply sides. Using the results from a multi-sector growth model, we compare two growth regimes that differ in… read more here.
Keywords: income distribution; growth regimes; structural changes; growth ... See more keywords
Measuring income inequalities beyond the Gini coefficient
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DOI: 10.1007/s10100-019-00662-9
Abstract: Growing interest in the analysis of interrelationships between income distribution and economic growth has recently stimulated new theoretical and empirical research. Measures such as the head-count ratio for the poverty index or the widely used… read more here.
Keywords: measuring income; income distribution; income; gini coefficient ... See more keywords
Does Your Neighborhood’s Income Distribution Matter? A Multi-scale Study of Financial Well-Being in the U.S.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-020-02458-w
Abstract: New research reveals spatial variation in a number of subjective measures like happiness and well-being. Yet, scholars remain divided over the geographic scale and attributes that matter. This paper examines how “geographic context”—one’s relative income… read more here.
Keywords: income distribution; neighborhood income; financial well; income ... See more keywords
Modeling Impact of Natural Hazard-Induced Disasters on Income Distribution in the United States
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DOI: 10.1007/s13753-017-0148-3
Abstract: Economic damage due to hurricane activities has been shown to impact income inequality in the coastal states of the United States. We consider 17 other natural hazards, in addition to hurricanes, that affected the entire… read more here.
Keywords: natural hazard; hazard induced; income distribution; united states ... See more keywords
Women in the Top of the Income Distribution: What Can We Learn From LIS-Data?
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DOI: 10.1007/s40797-019-00108-w
Abstract: We explore the extent to which LIS-data can be used to shed light on the presence of women in the top of the income distribution. We show developments of the share of women in top… read more here.
Keywords: women top; income distribution; lis data; income ... See more keywords
How polarized is the global income distribution
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.03.013
Abstract: The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income… read more here.
Keywords: global inequality; global income; income distribution; polarized global ... See more keywords
Income distribution in troubled times: Disadvantage and dispersion dynamics in Europe 2005–2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2017.10.003
Abstract: Abstract A more precise differentiation of directional asymmetry and dispersion of income distributions, drawing on an internal contextual perspective is enabled by introducing a new metric for asymmetry and spread. This dual metric can be… read more here.
Keywords: distribution troubled; times disadvantage; income distribution; dispersion ... See more keywords
European households’ incomes since the crisis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.inveco.2017.12.002
Abstract: W e explore the link between personal and functional income distribution at the micro level. We focus on the European experience over the crisis, comparing European households’ incomes in 2007, 2012 and 2014. Throughout the… read more here.
Keywords: european households; income distribution; households incomes; crisis ... See more keywords
On the effects of income volatility on income distribution: Asymmetric evidence from state level data in the U.S
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rie.2018.01.002
Abstract: Abstract A previous study that tried to assess the impact of income volatility on income inequality in the U.S. used state level data and a balanced panel model to conclude that increased volatility worsens income… read more here.
Keywords: effects income; state; volatility; income distribution ... See more keywords
Wealth structures and income distribution of US households before and after the Great Recession
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DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2019.08.011
Abstract: This paper investigates the empirical relationship between household wealth composition and income inequality in the USA, proxied by households’ relative position in the income distribution. Previous research highlights wealth–income interactions as important driver of inequality,… read more here.
Keywords: great recession; wealth; income distribution; income ... See more keywords
How do fiscal adjustments change the income distribution in emerging market economies
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DOI: 10.1108/ijoem-10-2015-0219
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between fiscal consolidations and changes in income distribution. Design/methodology/approach Looking at a sample of 27 emerging market economies between 1980 and 2014, the… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; income distribution; market economies; income ... See more keywords