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The impact of affirmative action in India and the United States: A systematic literature reviewThis paper provides a systematic review of quantitative literature investigating the success of affirmative action policies in addressing socio-economic inequalities between ethnic groups in education and employment...
Affirmative action Systematic review InequalitiesWorking Paper
Taxless fiscal states: Lessons from 19th-century America and 21st-century ChinaHow do modern fiscal states arise?...
Public finance Fiscal capacity LandBook Chapter
China and the United States: Different economic models but similarly low levels of socioeconomic mobilityFrom the book: Inequality in the Developing World
Intergenerational Mobility Equality of opportunity EducationBlog
Clientelism – another reason to worry about US democracy
The last several months have given us many reasons to worry about US democracy – not least the riot at the US Capitol and the president’s refusal to accept the results of the November election, with Republican support. Rachel Gisselquist ...
Clientelism United States CorruptionWorking Paper
Size matters: measuring the effects of inequality and growth shocksUnderstanding the relationship between income inequality and economic growth is of utmost importance to economists and social scientists...
Inequality Growth Bayesian estimationWorking Paper
China and the United States: Different economic models but similarly low levels of socioeconomic mobilityThe United States and China are the world’s largest economies. Together they are responsible for about one-third of the world’s economic output...
Intergenerational Mobility Equality of opportunity Education