these differences in income have become pronounced over the past fifty years. Income inequality is not the same as wealth inequality; the former involves salaries/wages while the latter involves net worth.
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Generally speaking, the main objectives of government are provision of public goods and services and easing of economic inequality among residents. We confine ourselves to discussion of economic inequalities and redistributive policy under a fiscal federation in order to focus on income disparity issue....
The global community has been confronted with rising income inequality, in particular, for those least developed countries (LDCs), since the same level of inequality as in advanced countries would push many LDCs into abject poverty. This paper focuses on income inequality in developing countries, pa...
In subject area: Economics, Econometrics and Finance Money income is defined as income received on a regular basis (exclusive of certain money receipts such as capital gains) before payments for personal income taxes, social security, union dues, Medicare deductions, etc. From: Handbook of US Con...
-- In the bottom half of the distribution range, only income for the elderly is rising, while income has fallen for those under the age of 65. "The top 1 percent income share is now almost twice as large as the bottom 50 percent share, a group that is by definition 50 times more ...
VariableDefinitionProxySources Dependent variable GINI Income inequality Gini coefficient of the disposable income SWIID Control variables HC Human capital School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) WDI INF Inflation Inflation, consumer price index WDI GOV Government spending General government final consumption exp...
1. (Economics) the amount of monetary or other returns, either earned or unearned, accruing over a given period of time 2. (Commerce) receipts; revenue 3. rare an inflow or influx [C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in] Collins English Dictionary ...
Income inequality has long been a significant problem in the U.S., with a large percentage of wealth going to a small percentage of the population. Income inequality has been correlated with higher levels of crime, stress, and mental illness. ...
7 We explain observed inconsistencies with the predicted dynamics of the paradigmatic model in its overly deterministic emphasis on economics forces as determinants of inequality. We suggest instead the critical role of institutional and political factors in shaping long-run income inequality in Eastern ...