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Does affirmative action address ethnic inequality?: A systematic review of the literatureDespite the good intentions behind affirmative action policies to mediate ‘horizontal inequalities’ between ethnic groups, the evidence on their effectiveness remains open to debate...
Affirmative action Systematic review Horizontal inequalityWorking Paper
Ethnic inequality, the federal character principle, and the reform of Nigeria’s presidential federalismThe federal character principle is Nigeria’s primary formula for mitigating horizontal inequality and conflict in this chronically fractured society...
Horizontal inequality Conflict Ethnic diversityPanel discussion
Addressing group-based inequalities presents at the APSA 2022 annual meetingOn 17 September 2022 UNU-WIDER is organising a panel at the 2022 American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition on the topic of Addressing ethnic inequality: Experiences of reform. The panel, chaired by UNU-...
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On data and trends in horizontal inequalityEconomic, social, and political inequalities are at the forefront of today’s public debate...
Inequality Group-based inequality Horizontal inequalityWorking Paper
Affirmative action: meaning, intentions, and impacts in the big pictureThis paper provides a broad overview of the meaning of affirmative action and its intended and unintended impacts...
Affirmative action Horizontal inequality Literature surveyJournal Article
Involuntary migration, inequality, and integration: National and subnational influencesPart of Journal Special Issue Involuntary Migration, Inequality, and Integration
Economic integration Horizontal inequality InequalityBook Chapter
Social mobility and horizontal inequalityFrom the book: Social mobility in developing countries
Social mobility Horizontal inequality Ethnic inequalityPanel discussion
Rachel Gisselquist speaks at panel on ‘Human insecurity as a threat to human development’ at the UNDP Virtual Human Development SymposiumThe United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Office of the Human Development Report will host a virtual symposium over four days from 8-11 June on ‘A New Generation of Human Security’. Through a series of keynote addresses and panel discussions...
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Horizontal and intersecting inequalities in Mozambique: 1997–2017This study seeks to add to the research on inequality in least developed countries, namely in Mozambique, by measuring and mapping indicators of horizontal wealth inequality along geographic regions and ethnolinguistic identities...
Inequality Horizontal inequality Wealth inequalitySeminar
Who is being left behind? Closing the horizontal inequality gapOn Monday 17 May Rachel Gisselquist will join the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Seminar Series as discussant in their event on closing the horizontal inequality gap. Find more UNU-WIDER research on horizontal ineqality here...
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Horizontal inequality, COVID-19, and lockdown readiness: Evidence from IndiaA growing body of research shows that COVID-19 both reflects and exacerbates existing inequalities...
Horizontal inequality Ethnic inequality CastePolicy seminar
Political economy of ethnic inequalities and exclusion: Implications for development policyThe Chief Economist Team at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) will host a policy seminar with UNU-WIDER Senior Research Fellow Rachel Gisselquist as a part of the SIDA Evidence for Action Seminar Series. The seminar,...
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Social mobility and inequality between groupsThe relationship between social mobility and inequality is well studied in the literature, but far greater attention has been paid to ‘vertical’ than to ‘horizontal’ inequality...
Social mobility Horizontal inequality Ethnic inequalityWorking Paper
Involuntary migration, inequality, and integration: National and subnational influencesAcross the world, we observe different experiences in terms of inequality between migrant and ‘host-country’ populations. What factors contribute to such variation?...
Economic integration Horizontal inequality InequalityJournal Special Issue
Horizontal inequality in the Global South: Data, measurement, and trendsInequality and social exclusion receive considerable contemporary policy attention...
Ethnic group Group-based inequality Horizontal inequalityPolicy Brief
Horizontal inequality: Global trends and data challengesInequality—both vertical (between individuals and households) and horizontal (between groups)—is a core concern in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...
Group-based inequality Horizontal inequality Ethnic group