This thesis presents an integrated overview of the historical and contemporary literature dedicated to the study of within-country income inequality in Latin America. As a sub-field of Developmental Economics, income inequality has been subject to increased interest in recent years due to its intrinsic link with poverty and its various policy-implications. The central hypothesis of this report ...

Purpose : The study aims to determine the decomposition of household income inequality in Bali based on migration status using regression-based analysis.
 Theoretical framework: Alsina and Rodrick (1994) stated that hearing opinions will inhibit growth process result redistribution national be expensive. Other things Bourguignon (2004), worrying condition occurred because relative presence...

Most studies examining the relationship between domestic tourism and urban-rural income inequality have found a positive correlation. However, causal link them is difficult to establish due many potential sources of endogeneity. By including World Heritage Site (henceforth WHS) designation in set instruments, this paper estimates effects on within 31 China’s provinces from 1998 2018. Our result...

INTRODUCTION Few studies have measured gender inequality at levels lower than the country. We sought to develop neighbourhood indicators of gender inequality, and assess their ability to capture variability in gender inequality across Québec, Canada. METHODS Aggregate 2001 census data for 11,564 neighbourhoods were obtained for men and women. Twelve indicators of gender inequality representin...

BACKGROUND Although child immunization is regarded as a highly cost-effective lifesaver, about fifty percent of the eligible children aged 12-23 months in India are without essential immunization coverage. Despite several programmatic initiatives, urban-rural and gender difference in child immunization pose an intimidating challenge to India's public health agenda. This study assesses the urban...

Study objective: The evidence supporting the effect of income inequality on health has been largely observed in societies far more egalitarian than the US. This study examines the cross sectional multilevel associations between income inequality and self rated poor health in Chile; a society more unequal than the US. Design: A multilevel statistical framework of 98 344 people nested within 61 9...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The evidence supporting the effect of income inequality on health has been largely observed in societies far more egalitarian than the US. This study examines the cross sectional multilevel associations between income inequality and self rated poor health in Chile; a society more unequal than the US. DESIGN A multilevel statistical framework of 98 344 people nested within 61 9...

background: helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) is a global pathogen with a widely varied prevalence (30%-80%) among different countries and populations. this study aims to determine the prevalence of h. pylori in the population of arak, iran. materials and methods: this was an epidemiologic cross-sectional population-based study with multistage sampling. the population of arak according to the 2...