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Working Paper 2020-560 Abstract We analyse the changes in multidimensional deprivation in very heterogeneous rural areas in Spain during the

Working Paper 2020-559 Abstract This paper identifies a paradox for inequality indices which is similar to the well known Simpson’s

Working Paper 2020-558 Abstract We use microsimulation to estimate the distributional consequences of covid-19-induced lockdown policies in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia

Working Paper 2020-557 Abstract For 33 Sub-Saharan countries, we use comparable household surveys to estimate child health inequality and the

Working Paper 2020-556 Abstract China is characterized by high prefiscal overall, urban-rural and regional inequality. Applying standard fiscal incidence analysis,

Working Paper 2020-555 Abstract This paper extends the Becker-Tomes model of intergenerational educational mobility to a rural economy characterized by

Working Paper 2020-554 Abstract We propose an axiomatic approach to characterize normative criteria for the evaluation of lifetime income distributions

Working Paper 2020-553 Abstract We use newly collected original panel data on the super-wealthy individuals in Poland (observed over 2002-2018)

Working Paper 2020-552 Abstract In producing the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) thresholds and subsequent statistics, it is assumed that all

Working Paper 2020-551 Abstract We provide the first attempt to understand how differences in households’ socio-demographic and economic characteristics account

Working Paper 2020-550 Abstract We present a unified approach to the design of social index numbers. Our starting point is