Working Paper 2011-234 Abstract Education is a main player in social mobility, however, it remains unclear through which channel the
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-233 Abstract Authors: Ismael Ahamdanech-Zarco, John A. Bishop , Andrew Grodner, Haiyong Liu . Keywords: poverty, equivalence scales,
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-232 Abstract In this paper we argue that a better understanding of the relationship between inequality and growth
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-231 Abstract The goal of this study was to use census information to measure the level of occupational
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-230 Abstract Authors: Marek Kosny . Keywords: growth pattern, income distribution, pro-poor growth, relative affluence JEL: J31, C46.
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-229 Abstract This article estimates poverty persistence over an individual’s lifetime, using two definitions: income poverty and a
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-228 Abstract Authors: Joachim Merz , Tim Rathjen . Keywords: Intensity of time and income poverty, interdependent multidimensional
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-227 Abstract Authors: Nora Lustig. Keywords: fiscal incidence, fiscal policy, inequality, poverty, redistribution, social policy, taxes, transfers; Latin
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-226 Abstract This paper introduces a new Lorenz dominance criterion that allows ranking income distributions according to ray-invariant
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-225 Abstract We analyze polarization in India roughly in the past two and half decades using consumption expenditure
Read MoreWorking Paper 2011-223 Abstract This paper provides new evidence on individual preferences over annuities and lump sum payments based on
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