4. More Literature Review before Testing our Hypothesis: “Crime and Poverty: Evidence from a Natural Experiment” and “Economic Inequality and the Rise in U.S. Imprisonment”
In previous section we set our hypothesis “Increasing Sin taxes on cigarettes in Korea will increase the number of crimes in Korea.” To explain the logic behind this relationship, we also have researched academic
3. 논문의 세부적 내용
(1) 세계 빈곤의 추세와 정량화 문제
빈곤의 지역간 차이로 인해 일반적으로 저소득 국가에서 쓰이는 하루 1달러의 빈곤선은 전세계에 일률적으로 적용되기는 힘들다. 빈곤을 측정하는데 있어 사용된 데이터와 선택된 기간의 민감성으로 논란의 여지가 있어왔으나, 확고해 보이
andInequality by spatial subgroup, 1992 – 2006) <표 2-1>
2007년 UNDP의 보고서에 따르면 우간다 내 극빈층 인구 비율은 31%(2005/06)이다. 1990년대의 개발과 경제성장으로 인해 전체 국민 중 빈곤선 이하 인구비율은 감소(56%, 1992/93 -> 35%, 1999/2000)했으나, 인구수의 증가에 의해 같은 기간 동안 빈곤민의 숫자는 더욱
Economic neoliberalism
John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer (2006) of the CEPR point to Economic liberalism and the reduction of business regulation along with the decline of union membership as one of the causes of economic inequality. In an analysis of the effects of intensive Anglo-American neo-liberal policies in comparison to continental European neo - liberalism, where unions have remained stro
and hold 71 percent of all wealth.
Some people think that such inequality in unjust, and favor taxing the rich to help the poor. Others disagree. They say there is nothing unfair about economic inequality, provided it arises without force or fraud, through the choices people make in a market economy.
Who is right?
If you think justice means maximizing happiness, you might favor wealth r