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The effect on inequality of changing one or two incomes

Lambert, Peter J.; Lanza, Giuseppe (University of Oregon, Dept. of Economics, 2003-06-10)

We examine the effect on inequality of increasing one income, and show that for two wide classes of indices a benchmark income level or position exists, dividing upper from lower incomes, such that if a lower income is ...
Essays on Income Inequality and the Environment

Voorheis, John (University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)

This dissertation considers two of the most pressing concerns of the current time, income inequality and exposure to pollution, and provides evidence that these two concerns may in fact be causally linked. In order to do ...