Accounting for family background when designing optimal income taxes
Working Paper 2010-157 Abstract Authors: Rolf Aaberge ,Ugo Colombino . Keywords: Equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, labour supply, optimal
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On the measurement of long-term income inequality and income mobility
Working Paper 2010-156 Abstract This paper proposes a two-step aggregation method for measuring long-term income inequality and income mobility, where
Read MoreHappiness, deprivation and the alter ego
Working Paper 2010-155 Abstract The paper focuses on satisfaction with income and proposes a utility model built on two value
Read MoreInequality of opportunity and growth
Working Paper 2010-154 Abstract Theoretical and empirical studies exploring the effects of income inequality upon growth reach a disappointing inconclusive
Read MoreMeasuring poverty using both income and wealth
Working Paper 2010-153 Abstract Authors: Francisco Azpitarte . Keywords: Multidimensional poverty, income and wealth. JEL: D31, I3. Download Working Paper
Read MoreMeasuring poverty using both income and wealth
Working Paper 2010-153 Abstract Authors: Francisco Azpitarte . Keywords: Multidimensional poverty, income and wealth. JEL: D31, I3. Download Working Paper
Read MoreWelfare, inequality and financial consequences of a multi-pillar pension system. A reform in Peru
Working Paper 2010-152 Abstract The distributional impact of the structural pension reform in Latin American countries has been largely absent
Read MoreEstimating income poverty and inequality from the Gallup World Poll. The case of Latin America and the Caribbean
Working Paper 2009-151 Abstract Authors: Leonardo Gasparini , Pablo Gluzmann . Keywords: Multidimensional poverty measurement, deprivation, counting approach, dimension adjusted
Read MoreCounting poverty orderings and deprivation curves
Working Paper 2009-150 Abstract Most of the data available for measuring capabilities or dimensions of poverty is either ordinal or
Read MoreChild welfare and intra-household inequality in Albania
Working Paper 2009-149 Abstract The present paper aims at contributing to the literature on children welfare evaluation by taking into
Read MoreKakwani decomposition of redistributive effect
Working Paper 2009-148 Abstract Kakwani decomposition of redistributive effect into vertical and reranking terms is one of the most widely
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