InequalityDemocracyLatin AmericaPseudo panelI address the link between democracy and inequality in Latin America, analyzing whether the degree of democracy that birth cohorts experience during the course of thei
This study responds to Martin Daly's critique of our 2022 study on the correlation between income inequality and homicide rates in Mexican municipalities. Our updated analysis incorporates both immediate and lagged effects of income inequality, revealing significant non-linear relationships between past in...
(ii) regulatory quality, (iii) investment freedom, (iv) government effectiveness, and (v) the rule of law. We find that improved institutional quality is fundamental to achieving financial inclusion in the region. These effects are particularly prominent in high-income countries in the Asia–Pacif...
Measurement errors also come into play, such as due to miss-reporting of incomes.14 We study the bias in statistical estimates of the BWR induced by latent incentive effects and income measurement errors. The paper also identifies a third source of bias (not previously discussed in the ...
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This region, composed mostly of upper-middle-income countries, faces unique challenges such as income inequality [56], violence [57], mistreatment of the female gender [58], increased migration and deficiencies in health systems [59, 60]. Increasing life expectancy in the region also implies an...
Part of the Series Gender and Income Inequality Candra Huff / Investopedia What Is the Glass Ceiling? The term “glass ceiling” refers to a metaphorical invisible barrier that prevents certain individuals from being promoted to managerial- and executive-level positions within an organization or ...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a global economy, including culture, values, and ideals? What impact has trade had on income inequality in the US? Identify some of the costs of globalization. What are some issues with fast-food restaurants in relation to globalization?
Does money bring happiness? To answer this question, I study the consequences of income fluctuations caused by commodity price changes on well-being patter
The presence of organizational resources in poor urban neighborhoods: an analysis of average and contextual effects. Soc. Forces 84, 1697–1724 (2006). Article Google Scholar Vasi, I. B. & Strang, D. Civil liberty in America: the diffusion of municipal bill of rights resolutions after the ...