Fiscal policy, income redistribution and poverty reduction in low and middle income countries
Working Paper 2017-428 Abstract Current policy discussion focuses primarily on the power of fiscal policy to reduce inequality. Yet, comparable
Read MoreWorking Paper 2017-428 Abstract Current policy discussion focuses primarily on the power of fiscal policy to reduce inequality. Yet, comparable
Read MoreWorking Paper 2017-427 Abstract Traditional analyses of redistributive effects of the tax-benefit system are rooted in the concepts of relative
Read MoreWorking Paper 2017-426 Abstract We present an approach to measure the stratification of occupations by sex. For that, we extend
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-425 Abstract This paper examines how important the occupational sorting of individuals in same-sex couples is in explaining
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-424 Abstract We propose and characterize a new measure of rank mobility. The index is given by the
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-423 Abstract The aim of this paper is to contribute both theoretically and empirically to the study of
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-422 Abstract Economic insecurity is a term used to describe the uncertainty surrounding economic aspects of people’s lives.
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-421 Abstract As part of the Europe 2020 strategy, European member states have committed to modernize and harmonize
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-420 Abstract The relative bipolarisation literature features examples of indices which depend on the median of the distribution,
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-419 Abstract Relative bipolarisation indices are usually constructed making sure that they achieve their minimum value of bipolarisation
Read MoreWorking Paper 2016-418 Abstract Using comparable fiscal incidence analysis, this paper examines the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and
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