When estimating regional inequality, many economists use inequality indices weighted by the regions' shares in the … literature. This paper proves that such approach is conceptually inconsistent, yielding an estimate of interpersonal inequality … among the whole population of the country rather than an estimate of regional inequality. Nevertheless, as a measure of …

This paper examines the determinants of economic growth, income inequality, and their relationship in the context of … education inequality. The econometrics indicate that a higher level of human capital and the relative dispersion of human … significantly equalizing link with income distribution. In addition, the current level of inequality and growth is positively …

Equilibrium Model. The parameter estimation is performed using maximum likelihood method to obtain, as an intermediate result, a … latent variable estimation of the informal economy size. This procedure is new, as the estimate of the size of the informal …

This is a note on corruption and underground economy in a Kaldor-type model of the business cycle. It appears that when …

Specific Factor general equilibrium models of trade. I would also strive to focus on the wage-inequality paradigm. …

macroeconomic aspects involved, and use econometric panel data techniques to model the behaviour of real wages for the period 2005 …