This paper documents the impact of voter turnout on top marginal tax rates in the 34 OECD countries for the period between 1974 and 2014. Across a number of specifications, I find that increases in voter turnout have a positive and statistically significant effect on top tax rates. This finding is broadly consistent with the median voter theorem that posits government redistribution to be a fun...

Mobile commerce is becoming a major aspect of our human endeavors with the advancements in wireless technology and services. This article examines key factors that influence mobile commerce adoption, and the moderating roles of age and income. The conceptual framework is underpinned on an extended technology acceptance model. The survey data was collected from participants selected from Malaysi...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is known to disproportionately affect the most economically disadvantaged strata of society. Many studies have assessed the association between poverty and TB, but only a few have assessed the direct financial burden TB treatment and care can place on households. Patient costs can be particularly burdensome for TB-affected households in sub-Saharan Africa where pove...

We measure the distributional impact of COVID-19 pandemic using newly released population register data in Sweden. Monthly earnings inequality increased during pandemic, and key driver is income losses among low-paid individuals while middle- high-income earners were almost unaffected. The had a larger negative on private-sector workers women. Using individual take-up government support, we sho...

Abstract Though the literature on perceptions of inequality and studies ‘elites’ have identified importance meritocratic beliefs in legitimating inequality, little is known about role pay setting processes sustaining ideals meritocracy. Drawing 30 in-depth interviews with UK-based top income earners working mainly finance, I analyse how perceive economic inequality. My study highlights crucial ...

OBJECTIVES This cross-national study examines the poverty of older adults and their household members and relates the risk of poverty to macrolevel state approaches to welfare as well as to microlevel composition of households. METHODS Data on individuals in households with older adults for 22 countries come from the Luxembourg Income Survey. Robust cluster analysis relates the risk of povert...

The promotion of financial inclusion is important for the combating exclusion in many countries, including South Africa. Nonetheless, most low-income earners living rural areas and informal settlements are still struggling to gain access basic products services This status quo has been caused by a number factors such as absence an adequate policy, geographical remoteness institutions earners, r...