| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP12405 |
| DP12405 Measuring inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region? | |
| Thomas Piketty; Facundo Alvaredo; Lydia Assouad | |
| 发表日期 | 2017-10-30 |
| 出版年 | 2017 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | In this paper we combine household surveys, national accounts, income tax data and wealth data in order to estimate the level and evolution of income concentration in the Middle East for the period 1990-2016. According to our benchmark series, the Middle East appears to be the most unequal region in the world, with a top decile income share as large as 61%, as compared to 36% in Western Europe, 47% in the USA and 55% in Brazil. This is due both to enormous inequality between countries (particularly between oil-rich and population-rich countries) and to large inequality within countries (which we probably under-estimate, given the limited access to proper fiscal data). We stress the importance of increasing transparency on income and wealth in the Middle East, as well as the need to develop mechanisms of regional redistribution and investment. |
| 主题 | Public Economics |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp12405 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/541214 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Thomas Piketty,Facundo Alvaredo,Lydia Assouad. DP12405 Measuring inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?. 2017. |
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