This article evaluates the Global South housing policy for low-income earners by utilising Nigerian example to analyse public strategies used provide earners. The materials employed in study were programme documents provided various ministries that are linked between 1991 and 2020. subjected qualitative content thematic analysis. analysis of selected showed seven key intended strengthen afforda...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the strength of the associations among income, dental insurance coverage and need for dental care (both urgent and nonurgent) in Canada. METHODS Multinomial logistic models were fit to data from the 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey to test unadjusted associations among household income, dental insurance coverage and the need for urgent and nonurgent dental care. Adju...

Many studies of cross-national survey data find that union members are more likely to be supportive redistributive policies than respondents who not members. Analysing British, German and Swedish data, this article demonstrates the membership effect on support for redistribution varies depending kinds unions which individuals belong. Regardless their own income, wage-earners belong whose encomp...

The aging population (60 years and above) is becoming a global phenomenon and so is in Mauritius and over the last 4 years there has been an increase of 20.4%. There is an inadequate nutrition-related data among the older adults in Mauritius and in addition the factors influencing eating habits warrant investigation. This study aimed to understand how socioeconomic factors (income level and emp...

Statistical income surveys are used to document systemic changes in distribution and redistribution of household income and its determinants over the period 1988-1996. First, the growing difficulties facing income surveys under the democratic regime are considered. Secondly, the substantive meaning of various income indicators and their relation to the social and economic situation is discussed...

BACKGROUND Road traffic injury is a major cause of death among youths. AIMS To estimate mortality differences in family socioeconomic position (SEP) and municipal disadvantage level. METHODS Data on all Norwegians born in 1967-76, gathered from national registries, were linked by a unique national identification number. The 611 654 participants were followed-up for 5 years from age 16 years...

Each year, the United States Internal Revenue Service identifies taxpayers who may have erroneously claimed Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) benefits and audits them through a mail correspondence process to verify their claims. This paper exploits random variation arising from certain aspects of audit selection estimate impacts these EITC on taxpayer behaviors. In years after being audited, are ...

This paper combines national accounts, household surveys, fiscal data, wealth rankings and election polls, in order to provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolution income inequality Hong Kong, as well its impact on political cleavages over 1981-2020 period. We find very large rise wage since 1981, especially Handover Kong China. Top 1% earners now receive much larger fraction total bill th...

Do the Unemployed Become Successful Entrepreneurs? A Comparison between the Unemployed, Inactive and Wage-Earners In many countries unemployed people are helped to become self-employed. Selfemployment, however, does not necessarily lead to success. Many leave self-employment after a short period and the economic outcome varies greatly. It is important to learn more about the economic outcome fo...