Giving to poverty relief charities: the impact of beliefs and misperceptions toward income redistribution in a real donation experiment

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Andrew Luccasen ◽  
M. Kathleen Thomas ◽  
Philip J. Grossman
Keyword(s):  
Income Redistribution ◽  
Poverty Relief ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Subsidised Low-Fare Public Transport on Travel Behaviour

1986 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Hay
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Income Redistribution ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
The Other ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, changes in travel behaviour in Sheffield-Rotherham (1972-1981) and Manchester-Salford (1976–1982) are compared with special reference to the effect of bus fare levels in real terms, which fell by about 70% in Sheffield-Rotherham but remained constant in Manchester-Salford. The analysis is directed to seven distinct household types, and overall changes in bus trip rates, estimated elasticities, effects on traffic congestion, city centre use, mobility of low mobility groups, and income redistribution are examined. The conclusion is made that although reducing real fares resulted in higher levels of bus patronage, evidence for the other beneficial effects was absent.

scholarly journals Critique de la position du Conseil économique du Canada sur le libre-échange unilatéral

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-497
Author(s):  
Ronald Shearer
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Income Redistribution ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Scaling Down ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Quantitative Assessments

Abstract In this article, the author proposes to focus on two related questions: Does the Economic Council's analysis suggest major theoretical errors in—or perhaps major theoretical challenges to—received doctrine on the nature of the impact of a unilateral removal of Canadian barriers to international trade? To what extent do the Economic Council's findings alter, extend or refine earlier quantitative assessments of the effects of unilateral free trade. The Council's analysis of the option of unilateral free trade is very brief. A very useful analysis of aspects of this option in the Dauphin study gets very little attention in the report itself. The conclusions on unilateral free trade are very much in the mainstream of Canadian thought on this matter, with perhaps some scaling down of the benefits imputed to unilateral tariff removal. The author finds two serious flaws in the otherwise useful discussion: a failure to give sufficient attention the implications of unilateral free trade for income redistribution within the country, and, in examining the implications of free trade for the long run structure of the economy, a failure to consider explicitly and thoroughly the interaction between the tariff and population and labour force growth, as suggested by Dales.

The impact of income redistribution on aggregate consumption

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 98-98
Author(s):  
Abbas Pourgerami ◽  
Felipe Perez ◽  
Namatie Traore
Keyword(s):  
Income Redistribution ◽  
Aggregate Consumption ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Effects of air pollution on poverty vulnerability

2020 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 02027
Author(s):  
Yinuo Liang ◽  
Jialing Li ◽  
Dingping Chai ◽  
Chen Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Economic Vulnerability ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poverty Relief ◽  
Vulnerability To Poverty ◽  
Reduction Effect ◽  
The Impact

In order to study the extent of the impact of air pollution on poverty vulnerability and provide a reference for governments to formulate and adjust policy approaches, in this paper, CNRDS and CHIPS micro-survey data were used to test the effects of air pollution on poverty vulnerability by using the Probit model, and the tendency value matching (PSM) method was adopted to correct the selective bias. The basic results show that air pollution is significantly negatively correlated with farmers’ vulnerability to poverty, that is, the higher the proportion of air pollution, the lower the economic vulnerability of farmers. And the effect of air pollution on farmers’ economic vulnerability is U-shaped. The main contribution of this paper refers to its assessment of the poverty reduction effect of air pollution from a forward-looking perspective, which can effectively maintain the results of poverty relief, improve the effectiveness of poverty-relief inputs and the continuity of poverty-relief effects, and achieve a stable poverty relief of the poor.

scholarly journals Issue of Accumulation and Redistribution of Oil and Gas Rental Income in the Context of Exhaustible Natural Resources in Arctic Zone of Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1006
Author(s):  
Natalia Kirsanova ◽  
Olga Lenkovets ◽  
Muhammad Hafeez
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Income Redistribution ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Material Base ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Impact

The significant resource potential of the Arctic has attracted the attention of its adjacent countries and extra-regional states. The mineral and raw material base of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) comprises a wide range of minerals. However, due to its hydrocarbon reserves, the Arctic is considered to be the most important geopolitical and geo-economic macro-region for Russia. A significant portion of the Arctic hydrocarbons (about 19%) is concentrated in the territory of Russia’s shelf. The extraction of Arctic marine oil and gas resources and ensuring the sustainability of the Russian energy complex depend significantly on the level of Arctic development. Thus, the pace and quality of the development of AZRF are strategically important to ensure the national interests of the country. It has been proven that the implementation of the state program for AZRF development and strategic plans of the largest companies operating in the region consolidate the raw material nature of AZRF development. Rent becomes the main form of income. This article addresses the main directions of the region’s development and the factors that prevent a high level of industrialization, which increase attention to the withdrawal and redistribution of rental income. The article considers the Russian and foreign experiences of withdrawal and redistribution of oil and gas rental income, and analyzes the level of socio-economic development of AZRF. The authors suggest a methodology for assessing the impact of a country’s area and population size on the ability to achieve a high income due to hydrocarbons. The authors also explain the principles of rental income redistribution in the region as a basis for improving the level of AZRF’s socio-economic development and as a condition for transition from the “colonial model” of development to the “sustainable development” model. The study results can be used to elaborate a mechanism for rental income redistribution in AZRF and state programs for the region’s development.

Welfare Policy

2018 ◽  
pp. 446-474
Author(s):  
Price V. Fishback
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
The United States ◽  
Welfare Programs ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Poverty Relief ◽  
The Impact

The expansion of the safety net in the United States was one of the major changes in the economy in the twentieth century. The public safety net evolved from poverty relief programs run by local governments and private charities to a much larger system dominated by social insurance programs run by different mixtures of the federal and state governments. These included such social insurance programs as Social Security, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and disability insurance, as well as the public assistance programs that are commonly described as welfare programs. This chapter surveys the work done by economic historians on how and why the US safety net expanded during the formative years of the early twentieth century and the impact of those changes.

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