Parties, Do You See the Signs? Popular Opinions on Inequality and Responsiveness of Political PartiesThis chapter looks at the extent to which voter attitudes toward social inequality have changed over the past three decades and asks whether political parties have reacted programmatically to a......
Download keyboard_arrow_down Versions Notes Abstract Numerous studies have investigated the relationship between income inequality and objective environmental pollution, but few focus on the nexus between income inequality and subjective environmental pollution (SEP). Using micro data from the Chinese ...
Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Versions Notes Abstract On-the-spot settlements of medical bills for internal migrants enrolled with a social health insurance program outside of their residential location have been encouraged by the Chinese government, with the intention to improve equality in healthcare ser...
Download keyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract South Africa has been exposed to climate change and has been experiencing associated extreme climatic events such as droughts, floods, and heat waves. These have impacted water and fuel sources, habitats, human health, and ...
Download keyboard_arrow_down Download PDF Download PDF with Cover Download XML Download Epub Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract We propose a model for Lorenz curves. It provides two-parameter fits to data on incomes, electric consumption, life expectation and rate of survival after can...
The signs and significance of such correlations depend on the Hispanic subgroup analyzed, the control variables utilized, and the subsample studied. Overall, these results show that there are different assimilation paths for immigrants arriving to a similar geographic location, as predicted by the ...
Download keyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract Since the availability of study opportunities is unequal across regions, entering the phase of post-secondary education is often accompanied by leaving (the parental) home. In these life-course transitions, social background plays a...
Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Review ReportsVersions Notes Abstract Obesity is a major public health problem both globally and within the U.S. It varies by multiple factors, including but not limited to income and sex. After controlling for potential covariates, there is little evidence...
Download keyboard_arrow_down Versions Notes Abstract This article examines the importance of landholdings in explaining income inequality among family farms in four districts in Georgia following the land reform of the 1990s. Income inequality is decomposed by sources of income and by determinants of...
Download keyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract Urban green spaces are essential for improving the livability of cities. Urban parks as green and public open spaces and signs of nature in cities have special economic and social value. The existence of neighborhood parks and ...