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I say that not only are there solutions, but there’s one solution for all of them at once, and that is deregulating housing. To start with some really simple ones, inequality. Turns out that a large reason why inequality has increased is just that people who were lucky and bought homes...
We found anxiety caused by the perceived increased vulnerability to COVID-19 by virtue of living with HIV was common. Some participants noted that their substance use increased during COVID, while for others, the fear of COVID reduced substance use patterns (“I’m good that it [COVID] ...
The model is not intended to be exclusively applicable to urban development; we do, however, rely on a real-estate application for the purposes of illustration. 2.1. Model Overall setting. There are two factors of production. The first factor has been previously committed and is unalterable (...
aFirst, the adjustments substantially reduce China’s urban–rural income gap and its contribution to inequality.Nevertheless, the gap remains large and has increased somewhat over time. Second, after controlling for household characteristics, location of residence remains the most important factor underly...
There are several reasons why India is a poor country. Some have historical roots and others derive strength from socio-political structures. Lack of effective governance and corruption has only sustained Indian poverty.
The compression of the income distribution came about as real income at the lower end increased rapidly, while the real income of the most affluent decile remained more or less constant. Much of the initial decrease in income inequality was due to capital income decreasing in average size and ...
EY Logo Building a profitable, sustainable sanitation business serving low-income customers is hard, butit can be done.Innovative enterprises are already bringing dignity and a better quality of life to millions of people. With the right support, the EY organization, WSUP and the TBC believe that...
I think a lot of people have been stunned to understand that air pollution has increased the risk of more severe impacts from COVID-19 for people living in polluted communities. And so the link of environmental exposure to health outcomes is a very strong link, and I think the Harvard ...
The rise in income level represents an improvement in the economic situation of the poverty-stricken [93], and the poverty eradication policy has brought more non-farm employment opportunities to the people in the Qinba Mountains and increased the local per capita income level. When income levels...