...Simplice Asongu Purpose This study aims to assess how linkages between inclusive education and financial sector (FS) formalization dynamics influence income inequality in Chad. Design/methodology/approach An interactive ordinary least squares approach on data covering the period 1980 to 2017...

... gender inequalities in employment access and compensation in Senegal, assessing whether these differences arise from discrimination or disparities in productive skills. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates inequalities in labor market access and pay between men and women using...

...Simplice Asongu; Peter Agyemang-Mintah Purpose This research complements the extant literature on poverty and inequality by assessing the role of “virtual social networks” and “internet access in schools” in mitigating the incidence of inequality on poverty. Design/methodology/approach Using...

...Francis Kwaw Andoh; Emmanuel Attobrah; Alexander Opoku; Mark Kojo Armah; Isaac Dasmani Purpose The question of what level of public debt can increase inequality has become crucial in Africa. In this study, the authors examine the effect of public debt on inequality in Africa and estimate the debt...

...Megha Jain; Simrit Kaur Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze and empirically test the impact of Economic Freedom [(EF) measured by size of the government] and inequality on environmental pollutants in addition to macroeconomic variables like per capita GDP, governance indicators, etc...

...Stefan Jestl; Mathias Moser; Anna Katharina Raggl Purpose Using aggregated data at the municipality level allows the authors to assess the role of relative deprivation (RD) – a measure of income inequality – on top of absolute income in shaping internal migration in Austria. Design/methodology...

...Kamila Fialová; Martina Mysíková Purpose The authors aim to demonstrate the impact of allowing for unequal intra-household distribution of resources on income poverty and income inequality. Design/methodology/approach The paper applies a collective consumption model to study the intra...

...Mohammed Touitou; Laib Yacine; Boudeghdegh Ahmed Purpose Despite significant progress in schooling, social and spatial inequalities in access to education remain important in Algeria. In the present article, taking into account the geographic dimension makes it possible to identify the links...

... a significant role in the gender gap. Findings Results highlight a very complex scenario, characterized by the persistence of gender inequalities everywhere, even if at different degrees, with very strong imbalances in the time spent at work in response to the family commitments. Research limitations...

.... Findings The authors show that in developed countries (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and European Union) a lower gender longevity gap is associated with a higher real GDP per capita, a higher level of urbanization, lower income inequality, lower per capita alcohol consumption...

... the goal of racial justice. The author argues that while the advent of democracy brought about significant opportunities for social justice, socio-economic development in South Africa has been characterised by increasing wealth and income inequality, which has undermined the cause of racial justice...

...Anil Duman Purpose The recent increase in economic inequalities in many countries heightened the debates about policy preferences on income distribution. Attitudes toward inequality vary greatly across countries and numerous explanations are offered to clarify the factors leading to support...

...Charity Gomo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify the impact of social or government transfers on income inequality and poverty in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach A top-down, bottom-up (TD-BU) model which combines an econometrically estimated labor supply model...

... of this paper is to measure and decompose socioeconomic inequality in CHE among households in Kermanshah province, Western of Iran. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was carried out among 1,188 households in 2017. Data were extracted from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey...

...Indra Indra; Suahasil Nazara; Djoni Hartono; Sudarno Sumarto Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between expenditure inequality and expenditure polarization in Indonesia during the post-reformation era in 2002–2012. It also explores the various dimensions...

..., such as the election of Donald Trump and in the rise of populist movements generally. Design/methodology/approach Critical analysis rejects the premise that prevailing knowledge is ultimately true, but rather seeks to trace the basis of knowledge to structural inequalities at significant junctions in history...

...Jacob Novignon; Justice Nonvignon; Richard Mussa Purpose Understanding the linkages between poverty and inequality is vital to any sustainable development and poverty reduction strategies. In Ghana, while poverty has reduced significantly over the years, inequality has increased. The purpose...

...Sam Sarpong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the emergence of “gated communities” in Ghana. It explores gated communities as a nexus of social and spatial relations within the context of urban inequality. It is concerned with the phenomenon in which the rich now live in isolation...

... safety. This paper evaluates the empirical effect of partisan disruption on homicide rate. Law Crime Democracy GMM Poverty Inequality Intentional homicide Brazilian left-parties Partisan disruption C33 D72 K42 The current violence that pervades Brazilian society scares any...

...Atul Mehta; Joysankar Bhattacharya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct (microcredit), medium-direct (bank credit), and indirect (through economic growth) effect of financial sector development (FSD) on rural-urban consumption inequality (RUCI) in India using state-wise...