Blar i CMI Open Research Archive på emneord "Inequality"

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    • “Making money in Angola is about connections, not hard work” 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne; Chivunda, Vissolela (CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 12, Report, 2017-12-01)
      What do the educated future of Angola make of their future in Angola? A recent survey of university students in Angola documents a grave concern about inequality, and strong preferences for redistribution. At the same time, ...

    • Mobility, Entitlement and Perceptions of Inequality 

      Seiermann, Julia (CMI Working Paper WP 2017:2, Working paper, 2017-02-01)
      This paper proposes a model how individuals form beliefs on inequality based on their own and their family’s experience. A person’s income is determined by their effort and family background. Individuals do not know the ...

    • Pobreza urbana e desigualdade em Luanda, Angola 

      Tvedten, Inge; Lázaro, Gilson (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 17, Report, 2016-11-01)
      Este resumo mostra que os pobres da capital angolana Luanda estão, efetivamente, presos numa armadilha da pobreza devido a deficiências materiais e oportunidades limitadas de rendimento. Ao mesmo tempo, os mecanismos ...

    • Urban poverty and inequality in Luanda, Angola 

      Tvedten, Inge; Lázaro, Gilson (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 17, Report, 2016-11-01)
      This brief shows that the poor in Angola’s capital Luanda are effectively trapped in poverty through material deficiencies, limited income opportunities and with crime and prostitution sometimes being the only way out. At ...

    • Within-group heterogeneity and group dynamics: Analyzing exit of microcredit groups in Angola 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Pires, Armando J. Garcia; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:3, Working paper, 2015-03-01)
      The effect of within-group heterogeneity on the survival of social groups is theoretically ambiguous. A greater diversity of ideas, experience, and networks can have a positive effect on members’ benefits from group ...