Information on "Income Distribution"
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?
Author: Luis F Lopez-Calva, Jamele Rigolini, Florencia Torche
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
In this paper the authors investigate the relation between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American countries. More on «Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values?»
December 2011
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21 Dec 2011
No 34: Poverty in the South Caucasus
Author: Katy E Pearce, Nazim Habibov, Alexi Gugushvili
Publisher: Resource Security Institute (RSI) / Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Heinrich Böll Foundation / Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
This issue discusses poverty in the South Caucasus in general and in Azerbaijan and Georgia in particular. More on «No 34: Poverty in the South Caucasus» -
15 Dec 2011
New Solutions to Close the Skills Gap
Publisher: Atlantic Council
This document summarizes the main themes raised at a 2011 conference discussing the skills gap that threatens global economic growth. More on «New Solutions to Close the Skills Gap»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Income Inequality and Health
Author: Dierk Herzer, Peter Nunnenkamp
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper argues that previous cross-country (panel) studies on the relationship between income inequality and health suffer from significant biases due to (i) omitted country-specific factors, (ii) endogeneity, and (iii) cross-country heterogeneity... More on «Income Inequality and Health» -
Oct 2011
Global Health and the New Bottom Billion
Author: Amanda Glassman, Denizhan Duran, Andy Sumner
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper examines the implications of ‘new bottom billion’ for global health efforts and recommends a tailored middle-income strategy for the Global Fund and GAVI. More on «Global Health and the New Bottom Billion»
June 2011
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Jun 2011
Macroeconomic Policy, Growth and Income Distribution in the Brazilian Economy in the 2000s
Author: Franklin Serrano, Ricardo Summa
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper looks at the combination of external changes and changes in macroeconomic policy that contributed to the growth of the Brazilian economy between 2004-2010. More on «Macroeconomic Policy, Growth and Income Distribution in the Brazilian Economy in the 2000s»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
The New Bottom Billion
Author: Andy Sumner
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Most of the world’s poor no longer live in low-income countries. More on «The New Bottom Billion»
February 2011
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3 Feb 2011
The 2010 Decennial Census
Author: Jennifer D Williams
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses the major innovations that were planned for the 2010 census, problems encountered with the attempt to automate certain census field operations, the persistent differential census undercount of less advantaged groups in the popul... More on «The 2010 Decennial Census» -
Feb 2011
Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side?
Author: Marcus Böhme, Rainer Thiele
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Employing a unique dataset that covers households from six West African capitals, this paper provides new evidence on the demand for informal sector products and services. More on «Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side?»
January 2011
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Jan 2011
Voting Intentions in Africa
Author: Michael Bratton, Ravi Bhavnani, Tse-Hsin Chen
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper offers a first comprehensive account of popular voting intentions in Africa's new electoral democracies. More on «Voting Intentions in Africa»
