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Working Paper 2019-487 Abstract We model schooling as a sequential process and examine why some children are left behind. We

Working Paper 2019-486 Abstract We provide an axiomatic approach to the measurement of individual resilience. Authors: Geir B. Asheim, Walter

Working Paper 2019-485 Abstract The main goal of this paper is to document and analyze the long-term evolution of inequality

Working Paper 2019-484 Abstract Russia offers the unique example of a leading centrally planned economy swiftly transforming itself into a

Working Paper 2018-483 Abstract Based on the household panel data over three waves in China, this paper investigates how Authors:

Working Paper 2018-482 Abstract In this paper, we have revised the estimates of the effects of social transfers on income

Working Paper 2018-481 Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate whether different credit institutions, and in particular cooperative

Working Paper 2018-480 Abstract Inequalities in the opportunity to obtain a good education in low-income countries are widely understood to

Working Paper 2018-479 Abstract In this article, we study the link between the functional and personal distribution of income, focusing

Working Paper 2018-478 Abstract An extensive literature on poverty traps suggests that high levels of poverty deter growth. However, a

Working Paper 2018-477 Abstract This paper contributes to the literature on neighborhood inequality along both theoretical and empirical lines. We