Research on economic inequality, 3, International comparisons of economic inequality
In: Research on economic inequality 3
In: Research on economic inequality 3
Given the background of rising economic inequalities, the topic has reentered the field of economic science. Yet the problem of how economic inequality is being mediated to the public is not discussed in economics at all, and hardly mentioned in communication studies. Through an analysis of recent empirical studies on the coverage of inequality in the media, we debate the role mass media play as information providers. Assessing the underlying assumptions and the methodological approaches guiding the respective empirical findings, we can highlight the merits of this body of work and identify open questions for further research. The last part of the article provides a discussion of (currently rather neglected) political economy theories that offer rich theoretical approaches to study media, power, and inequality.
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In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 2, Heft 6, S. 45
In: Nuevas tendencias, Heft 103, S. 41-45
ISSN: 1139-8124
Questions like the extent of individual liberty, responsibility and need remain within philosophical conundrums. However, economists have taken a different approach by asking which aspects of inequality are measurable, and how philosophical theories can be applied to design more pragmatic public policies
In: Understanding Political Change, S. 156-170
In: T. Murphy and P. Twomey (eds.), Ireland's Evolving Constitution (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 1998), pp.163–181
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In: Race, Poverty, and Domestic Policy, S. 59-82
This volume presents ten chapters that discuss the economics of poverty, inequality and welfare. They address how we measure poverty, inequality and welfare and how we use such measurements to devise policies to deliver social mobility. They consider both theoretical and empirical topics with special reference to developing countries.
In: Research on Economic Inequality; Inequality and Opportunity: Papers from the Second ECINEQ Society Meeting, S. ii-ii
In: The future of capitalism series
Bell curves -- A history of inequality -- Why argue for inequality? -- Who benefits from inequality? -- Where do the costs of inequality fall? -- What are the alternatives to inequality? -- When will the fall in inequality become clear? -- Reasons for optimism
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In: Hot topics
In: Working papers in economics and econometrics 170