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So close and yet so far: the ability of mandatory disclosure rules to crack down on offshore tax evasionWe study the short-term effect of the introduction of the mandatory disclosure programme for aggressive tax arrangements by focusing on the one introduced in May 2018 under Council Directive 2018/288/EU (or DAC6)...
Tax evasion Income under-reporting RegulationJournal Article
Elite capture of foreign aid: Evidence from offshore bank accountsDo elites capture foreign aid?...
Foreign aid Elites Offshore financial centresWorking Paper
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 inequalityBook Chapter
Comparing global inequality of income and wealthFrom the book: Inequality in the Developing World
World Income inequality InequalityJournal Article
The Intergenerational Impact of China's New Rural Pension SchemePart of Journal Special Issue Welfare and distributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
China Intergenerational Mobility PensionsJournal Article
Inequality in Education and Wealth in Tanzania: A 25-Year PerspectivePart of Journal Special Issue Horizontal inequality in the Global South
Education Equality and inequality WealthWorking Paper
Inequality in India: A review of levels and trendsThis paper contributes to the literature by reviewing levels, trends, and structure of inequality since the early 1990s in India...
Consumption Data sources Economic inequalityWorking Paper
Comparing global inequality of income and wealthThis paper is the first to compare global trends in income and wealth inequality this century. It is based on large income and wealth microdata samples designed to be representative of all countries in the world...
World Income inequality InequalityBook Chapter
The copper sector, fiscal rules, and stabilization funds in Chile: Scope and limitsFrom the book: Extractive Industries
Fiscal policy Natural resources WealthJournal Article
Estimating the level and distribution of global wealth, 2000–2014Part of Journal Special Issue Inequality
Wealth Assets DebtWorking Paper
Smoothing or strengthening the ‘Great Gatsby curve’?: The intergenerational impact of China’s New Rural Pension SchemeWe examine the heterogeneous and dynamic impact of China’s New Rural Pension Scheme on intergenerational wealth dependence using a nationally representative longitudinal household survey covering the period 2011–13...
China Intergenerational Mobility PensionsWorking Paper
The copper sector, fiscal rules, and stabilization funds in Chile: Scope and limitsHistorically, Chile has been an economy dominated by mineral and agro-industrial products and subject to frequent external shocks particularly in copper prices...
Fiscal policy Natural resources Sovereign wealth fundsWorking Paper
Horizontal inequality in education and wealth in Tanzania: A 20-year perspectiveThis study uses five series of demographic and health surveys to answer the question: ‘Is horizontal inequality in education and wealth increasing or decreasing in the 20-year interval between 1991 and 2010?’...
Education Equality and inequality WealthBlog
Extreme poverty - the poorest are being left behind
At our 30 th Anniversary Conference we took the chance to interview Martin Ravallion of Georgetown University—we asked him to discuss his recent work on extreme poverty, and to highlight what he believes the major challenges in this area will b...
Consumption Equality and inequality Land tenureVideo
Invited 2Conference on Inequality—Measurement, trends, impacts, and policies - Parallel 2.1
Inequality Wealth IncomeResearch Brief
Measures of inequality: How much are we willing to allow top earners to squeeze the poor?The majority of income inequality occurs at the tails of the income distribution The Gini coefficient does not provide a representative measure of income inequality When the top 10% of income earners expand their share of national income it often app...
Economic development Economic growth Equality and inequality