This dissertation addresses the political-economy implications of income distribution within a society. The first essay studies inter-group conflict driven by economic changes within groups. We show that under some conditions, increasing group incomes raises violence against tha…
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This Dissertation looks at the interactive relationship between welfare transfers, income distribution, and political stability. The main question is whether welfare transfers tend to reduce income inequality, while they enhance political instability, controlling for critical de…
During the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990's, national survey data indicated that income distribution among Indonesian households became increasingly more egalitarian. However, it was unclear whether the distribution of income became more equal because of the crisis, or …
This thesis aims at explaining over-time and cross-country variations in functional income distribution. The methodology used is based on cross-country panel data econometric analysis on the determinants of the labour share of income. The results, contributing to the general und…
This thesis investigates the relationship between the demand for private education and the distribution of income, state school quality, religion and political allegiance in England. Chapter 2 focuses on how the demand for private education, both secular and religious, is affect…
In essence, this research is set out to explain the structural changes that highlighted growth patterns of developing countries that receive considerable annual inflows of income transfers, such as oil revenue, foreign aid, workers remittances and other geopolitical rents. I wil…
The central contribution of this work is the identification of the determinants of the changes in the profit rates and wages among different subsectors of the Turkish manufacturing industry, with a major emphasis on the impact of changing conditions of external competition. In t…
Küreselleşmenin gelir eşitsizliği üzerinde etkisinin nasıl olduğu önemli bir tartışma konusudur. Gelir eşitsizliği yıllar itibariyle küreselleşme ile ortaya çıkan bir durum değildir. Ancak 1980 yılı itibariyle küreselleşme ile gelir eşitsizliği paralel olarak artış göstermiştir.…
In its quest to realize vision 2030 of middle – income status, the Zambian government instituted several developmental policies. These were enabled in order to accelerate economic growth and improve human development. This thesis looked at the Human Development Index and its com…
The issue of income distribution and inequality lies in the heart of development literature. This study has examined the structure of household expenditure and income in Egypt between the late 1950s and the early 1990s. The data employed are sourced from the five household budge…
The objective of this dissertation is to examine the agricultural trade policies of Turkey and determine the impact of various relevant policy scenarios on the welfare and distribution of income within the agricultural sector as well as between producers and consumer groups. The…