Does globalization affect top income inequality?
Working Paper 2015-372 Abstract We re-examine in this paper the role of globalization on top income shares (five classes from
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-372 Abstract We re-examine in this paper the role of globalization on top income shares (five classes from
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-371 Abstract This paper calculates a new global poverty line based on 2011 PPP. It moves away from
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-370 Abstract Food insecurity is a complex development issue dealing with physical and economic constraints to safe and
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-369 Abstract Traditional assessments of economic growth and progress against poverty put little or no weight on increasing
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-368 Abstract A long-lasting scientific and policy debate queries the impact of growth on distribution. A specific branch
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-367 Abstract It is sometimes argued that poorer people choose to work less, implying less welfare inequality than
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-366 Abstract This paper revisits the earlier assessments of the Palma Proposition and the ‘Palma Ratio’. The former
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-365 Abstract This paper makes new estimates of global poverty and inequality in 2012 using both `old’, 2005
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-364 Abstract Does the way scholars measure inequality of opportunity correspond to how people perceive it? To answer
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-363 Abstract Whether the poor are helped or hurt by taxes and transfers is generally determined by comparing
Read MoreWorking Paper 2015-362 Abstract When economic growth (or economic decline) takes place, who benefits and who is hurt how much?
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