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We exploit the variation in admission cutoffs across colleges at a leading Indian university to estimate the causal effects of enrolling in a selective college on cognitive attainment, economic preferences, and Big Five personality traits. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that...
In one of the most unequal countries in the world, South Africa, the poorest 40% have annual incomes of less than US$1,000 (£727) per person. The comparable incomes for the richest 10% are more than US$39,000 per person – nearly 40 times higher than those of the bottom 40%. Those numbers, which are...
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– Inequality in the developing world
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Inequality in the Developing World
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– Different economic models but similarly low levels of socioeconomic mobility
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Inequality in the Developing World
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Inequality in the Developing World
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– The top-end, labour markets, fiscal redistribution and the persistence of very high inequality
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Inequality in the Developing World
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– Labour markets and fiscal redistribution 1989–2014
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Inequality in the Developing World
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– Inequality trends and dynamics, the bird’s-eye and the granular perspectives
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Inequality in the Developing World
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– What are the main drivers of income distribution changes in the new millennium?
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Inequality in the Developing World
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– The case of middle-income countries from the LIS database
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Inequality in the Developing World
Book Chapter
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From the book:
Inequality in the Developing World
Book Chapter
This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
From the book:
Inequality in the Developing World
Book Chapter
This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
From the book:
Inequality in the Developing World
Inequality has emerged as a key development challenge. It holds implications for economic growth and redistribution and translates into power asymmetries that can endanger human rights, create conflict, and embed social exclusion and chronic poverty. For these reasons, it underpins intense public...
Journal Article
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Income inequalities and redistribution in China
Journal Article
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– Data collection and the impact on income inequality
Part of Journal Special Issue
Income inequalities and redistribution in China
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