Information on "Income Inequality"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Development Goals Post 2015: Reduce Inequality
Author: Lars Engberg-Pedersen
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Should the post-2015 development framework include a stand-alone goal on reducing inequality? This brief argues that it should and discusses how such a goal could be defined. More on «Development Goals Post 2015: Reduce Inequality» -
Apr 2013
Poor Gulf: Growing Inequality, No Data
Author: Eckart Woertz
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
This paper states that statistics about inequality within the Persian Gulf are mostly absent. More on «Poor Gulf: Growing Inequality, No Data»
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Combating Poverty and Inequality
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Inequality is widely recognized as a critical barrier to poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. More on «Combating Poverty and Inequality» -
Feb 2013
Inequalities and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Income inequalities between and within countries have worsened in recent decades. More on «Inequalities and the Post-2015 Development Agenda»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Building Blocks for Equitable Growth: Lessons from the BRICS
Author: Milo Vandemoortele, Kate Bird, Andries Du Toit, Minquan Liu, Kunal Sen, Fábio Veras Soares
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Although they are considered as models of development by development practitioners and researchers, income inequality in the BRICS countries remains to be a serious issue. More on «Building Blocks for Equitable Growth: Lessons from the BRICS» -
2013
Economic Development, Trade and Investment in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean Region
Author: Marek Dabrowski, Luc De Wulf
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
This report seeks to provide an overview of economic challenges and prospective scenarios faced by a group of 11 countries located in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean region. More on «Economic Development, Trade and Investment in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean Region»
December 2012
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Dec 2012
Inequality in the Southern Mediterranean: A Survey of Selected Countries
Author: Heba El Laithy
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper addresses the issues of current levels of inequality: their trends, determinants and future scenarios, demonstrating that welfare levels are measured by per capita consumption. More on «Inequality in the Southern Mediterranean: A Survey of Selected Countries» -
Dec 2012
ORG Special Briefing: Chances for Peace in the Second Decade
Author: Paul Rogers
Publisher: Oxford Research Group (ORG)
This brief discusses the outlook for peace in the following decade and the biggest perils to it. More on «ORG Special Briefing: Chances for Peace in the Second Decade»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Inequality Aversion and the Long-Run Effectiveness of Monetary Policy
Author: Steffen Ahrens
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper incorporates the two most prominent approaches of inequality aversion, ie Fehr and Schmidt (1999) and Bolton and Ockenfels (2000), into a standard New Keynesian macro model and compares them with respect to their influence on the long-run ... More on «Inequality Aversion and the Long-Run Effectiveness of Monetary Policy» -
Nov 2012
The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
Author: Nora Lustig, George Gray-Molina, Sean Higgins, Miguel Jaramillo, Wilson Jiménez, Veronica Paz, Claudiney Pereira, Carola Pessino, John Scott, Ernesto Yañez
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This article applies a standard tax-and-benefit-incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes, indirect taxes and subsidies and social spending. More on «The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru »
