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Handbook of Income Distribution, Vol 2A
1st Edition, Volume 2A - December 17, 2014
Editors: Anthony B. Atkinson, Francois Bourguignon
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780444594280
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What new theories, evidence, explanations, and policies have shaped our studies of income distribution in the 21st century?Editors Tony Atkinson and Francois Bourguignon assemble…Read more
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What new theories, evidence, explanations, and policies have shaped our studies of income distribution in the 21st century?Editors Tony Atkinson and Francois Bourguignon assemble the expertise of leading authorities in this survey of substantive issues. In two volumes they address subjects that were not covered in Volume 1 (2000), such as education, health and experimental economics; and subjects that were covered but where there have been substantial new developments, such as the historical study of income inequality and globalization. Some chapters discuss future growth areas, such as inheritance, the links between inequality and macro-economics and finance, and the distributional implications of climate change. They also update empirical advances and major changes in the policy environment.
The volumes define and organize key areas of income distribution studies
Contributors focus on identifying newly developing questions and opportunities for future research
The authoritative articles emphasize the ways that income mobility and inequality studies have recently gained greater political significance
Graduate students and researchers worldwide working in all areas of economics, and in particular economic policy, macroeconomics, education, and labor economics
Part I: Concepts and approaches
1. Income distribution in the history of economic thought Agnar Sandmo
2. Inequality, income and well-being Marc Fleurbaey, Erik Schokkaert and Koen Decancq
3. Multi-dimensional inequality and poverty Andrea Brandolini and Rolf Aaberge
4. Equality of opportunity John E. Roemer and Alain Trannoy
5. Polarization Jean-Yves Duclos
6. Statistical methods for distributional analysis Frank Cowell and Emmanuel Flachaire
Part II Evidence
7. Long-run trends in the distribution of income and wealth Daniel Waldenstrom and Jesper Roine
8. Post-1970 trends in within-country inequality and poverty Timothy Michael Smeeding, Jeffrey Thompson and Salvatore Morelli
9. Post-1970 trends in inequality and poverty in developing and emerging countries Facundo Alvaredo and Leonardo Gasparini
10. Income mobility Markus Jantti and Stephen Jenkins
11. The Global distribution of income Sudhir Anand and Paul Segal
12. Gender inequality Dominique Meurs and Sophie Ponthieux
13. Experimental and survey evidence about attitudes to inequality Andrew Clark and Conchita d'Ambrosio
No. of pages: 1288
Language: English
Edition: 1
Volume: 2A
Published: December 17, 2014
Imprint: North Holland
Hardback ISBN: 9780444594280
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Anthony B. Atkinson
Sir Tony Atkinson is Professor of Economics at Oxford University and Fellow of Nuffield College, where he was Warden from 1994 to 2005. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and has been President of the Royal Economic Society, of the Econometric Society, of the European Economic Association, and of the International Economic Association. He was knighted in 2001 for services to economics and is Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.
Affiliations and expertise
Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Francois Bourguignon
Francois Bourguignon is Director of the Paris School of Economics and Professor of Economics at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales. Among his many distinctions is the Chevalier de L'Ordre Nationale de la Legion de l"Honneur.