Economic inequality might influence subjective well-being through psychological processes such as status competition and social distance. However, evidence for this claim is mixed. In this Perspective, we sugges
The climate effects of anthropogenic aerosols have masked some of the warming induced by GHGs1 along with some impacts of that warming2. These temperature effects may be beneficial but are almost certainly overwhelmed by aerosols’ negative health impact
We found that the positive effect of relative income on voting was weaker at higher levels of economic inequality, independent of the level of national wealth. Although clientelism partially explains why economic inequality reduces the income gap in voter turnout, it does not do so in the way ...
The effects of economic reforms on wage inequality in China are investigated. The results, based on a sample of workers who joined the labour force during the reform period, show that economic reforms have increased wage inequality and over 90 percent of the wage differential is attributable to ...
That instability, which is often rooted in severe economic inequality, could affect financial development as well and could do so independently of its effect on overall economic development. And we indeed find that democratic political stability and the fundamental conditions that induce it should be ...
Economic GrowthThis paper presents a simple model to investigate the relationship among initial income inequality, education and eco- nomic growth. Public expenditure on education is determined through majority voting. Although preferences of individuals are not single-peaked, the individual with the ...
China has changed its focus from traditional high-speed economic growth to high-quality economic development (HQED) and the implementation of environmentally friendly practices. This transition can have parallel or unparallel impacts on energy insecurity (EIS). In this regards, HQED, inter Alia, is...
effects of e-commerce. Existing discussions on this topic are focused on the basic concepts and models. The extent to which e-commerce delivers economic opportunities to participants is yet to be examined, and is of great ...
Journal of Economic GrowthBasco,S. and M.Mestieri, "The World Income Distribution: The effects of International Unbundling of Production." TSE working paper, Toulouse School of Economics, No.14-531 (2014).Basco, Sergi & Mestieri, Marti, 2014, "The World Income Distribution: The Effects of ...
Gerhard Glomm.Inequality,majority voting and the redistributive effects of public education funding[J].Pacific Economic Review,2004,(9):93-101.Gerhard Glomm.Inequality,majority voting and the redistributive effects of public education funding. Pacific Economic Review . 2004...