Browsing Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) by Subject "inequality"

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Browsing Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) by Subject "inequality"

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    Title: Political Representation and Income Inequality  Author(s): HAKHVERDIAN, Armen Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Whose preferences determine the direction of government policy? Is it the political centre, formally known as the median or mean voter, or is government policy more responsive to socio-economic elites? This paper examines ...
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    Title: Escaping Low-Wage Jobs: Wealth, Low Wages, and the Black-White Entrapment Gap  Author(s): MORILLAS, Juan Rafael Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze individuals’ opportunities to escape low-wage jobs. More specifically, relying on an assets or wealth (as a distinct variable from income) theoretical framework, I provide an explanation ...