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This study re-examines the determinants of redistribution in light of improved data and methods relative to earlier literature. In particular, we use the latest version of the UNU‐WIDER’s Income Inequality Database to have the best available estimates of both pre‐ and post‐redistribution inequality...
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– How large is the effect of top incomes?
Despite the growing interest in global inequality, assessing inequality trends is a major challenge because individual data on income or consumption is not often available. Nevertheless, the periodic release of certain summary statistics of the income distribution has become increasingly common...
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The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution. During 1975–2010, global bipolarization declined substantially...
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– A Research Review and Agenda
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– A New Approach to Development Policy
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– Evidence from an International Lab Experiment
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– Contrasting Rational Choice and Behavioral Perspectives
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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