Dynamics of inequality and poverty /
This volume is divided into four separate parts: the first part is concerned with inequality and poverty over extended periods of time, part two considers the issue of intergenerational transfers of poverty, part three is concerned with inequality over time and the final part looks at measurement is...
| Други автори: | Creedy, John, 1949-, Kalb, Guyonne. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; San Diego :
Elsevier JAI,
2006.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
| Серия: |
Research on economic inequality ;
v. 13. |
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Dynamics of inequality and poverty. |
Съдържание:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I: Inequality and Poverty Over Extended Periods
- Vulnerable Households and Variable Incomes
- Introduction
- Welfare, Income and Consumption
- Vulnerability
- Measuring Vulnerability
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Who are the Chronic Poor? An Econometric Analysis of Chronic Poverty in Germany
- Introduction
- Data
- How much Chronic Poverty is there?
- Chronic Poverty and Household Characteristics
- A Multiple Spell Hazard Model
- Simulation Results
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Simulating Cohort Labour Earnings for Australia
- Introduction
- The Wider Microsimulation Model
- A Model of Labour Income Dynamics
- Estimation
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- References
- The Distributional Effects of Taxation in Australia and the United Kingdom: Evidence from Microsimulations
- Introduction
- Static Microsimulation Models: Issues of Calibration
- Static Microsimulation Analysis
- Generating Lifetime Tax and Benefits Payments
- Redistribution During the Working Lifetime
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Appendix. Survey Data
- Wealth Inequality: Lifetime and Cross-Sectional Views
- Introduction
- Previous Research
- Dynamod
- Methodology
- Findings
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Part II: Intergenerational Transfers of Poverty
- Do Poor Children Become Poor Adults? Lessons from a Cross-Country Comparison of Generational Earnings Mobility*
- The Measurement of Generational Earnings Mobility
- The Meaning of Generational Earnings Mobility
- Income Transfer Policies
- Investment Policies
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Appendix. The Derivation of Generational Earnings Elasticities for Cross-Country Comparisons
- Family Size and Child Achievement*
- Introduction
- Economic Interpretations of Family Size Effects
- Data
- Estimates of the Family-Size Effect
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Variable Summary Statistics
- Selected Full Regression Results
- Parental Income and the Choice of Participation in University, Polytechnic or Employment at Age 18: A Longitudinal Study
- Introduction
- Data
- Analytical Framework
- Characteristics of the Sample
- Estimations and Results
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Appendix
- Part III: Inequality Over Time
- Skills, Computerization and Income Inequality in the Postwar U.S. Economy
- Review of Related Literature
- Modeling Framework
- Time Trends in Inequality and Explanatory Variables on the Aggregate Level
- Time-Series Regression Analysis
- Postwar Trends in the Dispersion of Skills
- Skill Inequality on the Industry level
- Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- References
- Data Appendix
- Bayesian Assessment of Lorenz and Stochastic Dominance in Income Distributions
- Introduction
- Income Distributions and Dominance Conditions
- Priors, Likelihood Functions and Posterior Density Functions
- Application
- Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Part IV: Me.