The inequality footprints of nations: a novel approach to quantitative accounting of income inequality.

In this study we use economic input-output analysis to calculate the inequality footprint of nations. An inequality footprint shows the link that each country's domestic economic activity has to income distribution elsewhere in the world. To this end we use employment and household income accou...

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Main Authors: Ali Alsamawi, Joy Murray, Manfred Lenzen, Daniel Moran, Keiichiro Kanemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4212986?pdf=render