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Browsing Max Weber Programme (MWP) by Subject "inequality"
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Title:Political Representation and Income Inequality
Author(s):HAKHVERDIAN, ArmenDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract: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 ...
Title:Escaping Low-Wage Jobs: Wealth, Low Wages, and the Black-White Entrapment Gap
Author(s):MORILLAS, Juan RafaelDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract: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 ...