The Microeconomics of Income Distribution Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America

The Microeconomics of Income Distribution Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America

This volume presents a collection of studies on the dynamics of income inequality based on micro data. Using a simple but powerful empirical methodology, the authors analyze the roles of prices, occupational choice, and educational choice in accoun...

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Main Authors: Bourguignon, Francois, Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Lustig, Nora
Other Authors: Bourguignon, François
Format: Publications & Research
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank and Oxford University Press 2013
Subjects:
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
SERVICES
PRODUCTION
TRENDS
SHOCKS
POPULATION
ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
EMPLOYMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
INEQUALITY
EDUCATION
WORKERS
METHODOLOGY
OUTCOMES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWING ECONOMIES
GENDER
HOUSEHOLDS
OWNERSHIP
FINANCIAL ASSETS
UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/6417381/microeconomics-income-distribution-dynamics-east-asia-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14844
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Summary:This volume presents a collection of studies on the dynamics of income inequality based on micro data. Using a simple but powerful empirical methodology, the authors analyze the roles of prices, occupational choice, and educational choice in accounting for household income and its contribution to inequality. It casts doubt on the grand theories of growth and income inequality that have dominated discussions in development economics. It paves the way for a full-blown, micro-based general equilibrium theory of income determination and income inequality.

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