Mobility and inequality trends / edited by Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay and Juan Gabriel Rodríguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra, author.

Contributor:

Rodríguez, Juan Gabriel, editor.

Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra, editor.

Series:

Research on Economic Inequality

Research on Economic Inequality ; v.30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution.

Income distribution--Congresses.

Equality--Congresses.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2023]

Summary:

Mobility and Inequality Trendsis the 30th volume of Research on Economic Inequalityand features insightful and original papers from the 9th Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ) meeting.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Contributors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Explaining Income Inequality Trends: An Integrated Approach

What We Know: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Technological Change

Globalisation

The Economic Relevance of Finance

Education

Labour Market Institutions and Welfare State Redistribution

Functional and Personal Income Inequality

Empirical Analysis: Measures and Data Sources

Data on Income Inequality

Descriptive Trends of Income Inequality

Drivers of Income Inequality

Financialisation

Descriptive Trends of Covariates

Estimation Method

Results and Discussion

Main Results

Discussion: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Heterogeneity Across the Income Distribution

Education and Income Inequality

Regional Heterogeneity

Summary and Conclusions

References

Appendix

WIID3.4 - Data Processing

Estimation Sample

Low- and Lower-middle-income Countries

Robustness: Method and Functional Form

Chapter 2: On Measuring 'Good' and 'Bad' Income Inequality

1. Introduction

2. Measuring Good and Bad Inequality with the Gini Coefficient and Coefficient of Variation

3. Distributional Equality

4. Measuring Good and Bad Inequality: A Canadian Example

5. Conclusions

Chapter 3: How Much of Intergenerational Immobility Can be Attributed to Differences in Childhood Circumstances?

2. An 'IOp' Decomposition of the IGE Elasticity and Beyond

2.1. Decomposition Framework

2.2. Accounting for Mediating Circumstances

2.3. Accounting for Preceding and Mediating Circumstances.

2.4. Accounting for the Direct Influence of Preceding Circumstances

2.5. On the Similarities Between IGE and IOp

3. Data

3.1. Outcome Variables

3.2. Circumstance Variables

4. IGE Estimates and Decomposition Analysis

4.1. IGE Estimates

4.2. Decomposing the IGE: Mediating Circumstances

4.3. Decomposing the IGE: Preceding and Mediating Circumstances

4.4. The Direct and Indirect Influence of Preceding Circumstances

5. Discussion

Appendix 1. Robustness Checks and Extensions

A. The IGE Decomposition

B. The Total Influence of Preceding Circumstances

C. Non-linear Decomposition: A Quantile Regression Approach

D. Treating Circumstances as 'Parental Effort'

Appendix 2: Additional Tables And Figures

Chapter 4: Intergenerational Mobility and Life Satisfaction in Spain

2. Literature Review and Hypothesis

3.1. Dependent Variable

3.2. Intergenerational Mobility Variables

3.3. Control Variables

4. Methods

4.1. Auxiliary database

4.2. Imputation

5. Intergenerational Mobility in Spain

6. Results

7. Conclusions

Technical Appendix

Chapter 5: 'Mingling' the Gini Index and the Mean Income to Rank Countries by Inequality and Social Welfare

2. Inequality and Social Welfare Comparisons

2.1. Gini Index and Social Welfare

2.2. Comparison of Income Distributions: Preliminaries

3. Intermediate Inequality Comparisons

3.1. 'Sharing Inequality Equivalence'

3.2. Indices of Intermediate Inequality

3.3. Ranking Procedure

4. Ranking European Countries

5. Conclusion

A. Proofs and derivations

B. Additional Tables and Figures

Chapter 6: A Multifaceted Approach to Earnings Mobility Comparisons

1. Introduction.

2. Mobility Concepts and Measures

2.1. Positional Mobility

2.2. Directional Mobility

2.3. Mobility as an Equaliser of Long-term Earnings

2.4. Mobility as Earnings Risk or Flux

4. Empirical Analysis

4.1. Positional Mobility

4.2. Directional Mobility

4.3. Mobility as an Equaliser of Long-term Earnings

4.4. Mobility as Earnings Risk (Flux)

6. Conclusion

Chapter 7: On Income Inequality in Urban Areas in China During the Period 2002-2013: Comparing the Case of Urban Locals With That of Rural Migrants

2. Data Sources and Summary Statistics

2.1. Pattern of Urban Inequality Changes in China

3. The Determinants of the Logarithm of Incomes

4. Analysing the Results of RIF Regressions

5. Comparing the Dispersion of the Logarithm of Incomes in Two Groups, the Urban Locals and the Migrants

6. Are there Differences Between the Provinces in the Mincerian Earnings Functions?

7. Conclusion

Appendix 1: On The Rif

Appendix 2: Additional Tables

Chapter 8: National Versus Regional: Distributional and Poverty Effects of Minimum Income Schemes in Spain

2. A National Arm to Fight Against Poverty

3. Microsimulation Methodology

4. Results

4.1. Inequality and Redistributive Effects

4.2. Poverty Effects: Incidence, Intensity, and Inequality Between the Poor

5. Final Remarks and Discussion

Appendix 1. Average Monthly Values of Different Incomes in Spain for MVI/RMI Eligible People by Regions

Appendix 2. Changes in Inequality in Spain by Regions

Appendix 3. Changes in Redistributive Power in Spain by Regions

Appendix 4. Changes In Extreme Poverty In Spain (Poverty Line: 25% Of The Market Median Income).

Appendix 5. Changes in General Poverty Measures in Spain by Regions (Poverty Line: 60% of the Market Median Income)

Appendix 6. Changes in Extreme Poverty Measures in Spain by Regions (Poverty Line: 25% of the Market Median Income)

Chapter 9: COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Stimulus Policies: Evidence From 156 Economies

2. DATA

3. Methodology

4. Empirical Results

4.1. Baseline Regression

4.2. Heterogeneity Test in Developed and Developing Countries

4.3. Robustness Test

5. Conclusion and Policy Implications

Appendix 1: Additional Details in Descriptive Statistics

Appendix 2: Additional Empirical Results

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra Mobility and Inequality Trends

ISBN:

1-80382-901-X