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| Paul Makdissi and Quentin Wodon |
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| ''Risk-adjusted measures of wage inequality and safety nets'' |
| ( 2003, Vol. 9 No.1 ) |
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| Income variablity is likely to increase wage inequality if poorer households are more vulnerable to shocks. Using a simple method to estimate risk-adjusted measures of wage inequality and data from Mexico, this note shows that safety nets could offset a good part of the impact of risk aversion on wage inequality. |
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JEL: I3 - Welfare and Poverty: General
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| Manuscript Received : Mar 15 2003 | | Manuscript Accepted : Apr 17 2003 |
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