“It is simply unacceptable in a country as wealthy as ours that so many people lack sufficient income to pay for health care, housing or even food,” Besser asserted. “We need to address income inequality if we truly want everyone to have a fair and just opportunity to live...
Finally, in the low-income stage, inequality tends to impede growth through channels that reduce the level of human capital and political stability and increase fertility, rather than through channels that affect investment, and the channels vary slightly by the country's economic systems, religious...
This study examines the link between income inequality and redistribution. Specifically, how inequality of market incomes affects (1) the size of the tax and transfer system, and (2) the redistributive effect of the tax and transfer system. Two models of government decision-making—the median ...
human studies that support the idea that income inequality is an underlying factor for the maladaptive changes seen in the microbiota in certain populations. We propose that this contributes to the health disparities that are seen between lower-income and higher-income populations in high-income ...
The aim of this study has been to assess the impact of foreign direct investment, energy consumption, income, renewable energy, trade openness, and populat
Lower pay affects not only lifestyle during earning years but also in retirement. Data from the Institute for Women's Policy Research in May 2024 identified a 32.6% gender gap inretirement income. The research indicates that women’s retirement account balances, such as individual retirement accoun...
closest to the individual (the micro- and mesolevel) and affects the relations between the work, family, and leisure spheres of the individual. Neighbourhood unemployment leads to poor health among those who live there, independent of their employment status. Individuals’ exposure to unemployment ...
This affects investor outlook, accessibility of financial services and regulatory stability, all factors that further deteriorate the overall health of the banking sector. When analysing the relationship between WUI and FIAIX (Fig. 1i), the results are similar to those of the MCGDP analysis. We ...
a significant consequence of widespread inequality in people’s living environments. The erosion of social trust is particularly troubling for public health because it undermines collective efforts, such as vaccination programs. This decline not only affects public perception of health initiatives but also...
Studies have shown that older adults living in cities with higher per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and lower income inequality tend to have better cognitive health (Hsu and Bai, 2021; Kim, et al., 2016). Smart cities with higher levels of digitalization often correlate with higher GDP...