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Workplace:	Department of Economics, Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), (more information at EDIRC) Economics Research, World Bank Group, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Anti-corruption campaign in China: an empirical investigation
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2023)
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2023)

2023

2. Homoploutia: top labor and capital incomes in the United States, 1950–2020
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (5)
   LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2020) View citations (11)
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020) View citations (8)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (9)
3. How Rich Were the Rich? An Empirically-Based Taxonomy of Pre-Industrial Bases of Wealth
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
   See also Journal Article How rich were the rich? An empirically-based taxonomy of pre-industrial bases of wealth, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2022

4. The three eras of global inequality, 1820-2020 with the focus on the past thirty years
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
   See also Journal Article The three eras of global inequality, 1820–2020 with the focus on the past thirty years, World Development, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2021

5. Drawing a Line Comparing the Estimation of Top Incomes Between Tax Data and Household Survey Data
   CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy View citations (2)
   Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020)
   LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2021) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Drawing a Line: Comparing the Estimation of Top Incomes between Tax Data and Household Survey Data, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
6. In Search of the Roots of American Inequality Exceptionalism: An Analysis Based on Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Data
   LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (1)
   Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Chapter In Search of the Roots of American Inequality Exceptionalism: An Analysis Based on Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Data, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) (2021)

2020

7. After the Financial Crisis: The Evolution of the Global Income Distribution Between 2008 and 2013
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (6)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article After the Financial Crisis: The Evolution of the Global Income Distribution Between 2008 and 2013, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
8. Capitalist Systems and Income Inequality
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (8)
   Also in LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2020) View citations (8)
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Capitalist systems and income inequality, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (19) (2022)
9. From Workers to Capitalists in Less Than Two Generations: A Study of Chinese Urban Elite Transformation Between 1988 and 2013
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (1)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (3)
10. Real Urban Wage in an Agricultural Economy Without Landless Farmers: Serbia 1862-1910
    SocArXiv, Center for Open Science
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019)
    See also Journal Article The real urban wage in an agricultural economy without landless farmers: Serbia, 1862–1910, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2019

11. Market income inequality, left-wing political parties, and redistribution in Latin America
    Working Paper, Agence française de développement View citations (2)

2017

12. American Exceptionalism in Market Income Inequality: An Analysis Based on Microdata from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
13. Inequality, Foreign Investment, and Imperialism
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2016

14. Increasing Capital Income Share and its Effect on Personal Income Inequality
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (6)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (10)
15. Towards an explanation of inequality in pre-modern societies:the role of colonies and high population density
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2014

16. Inequality is bad for growth of the poor (but not for that of the rich)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Inequality is Bad for Growth of the Poor (but Not for That of the Rich), The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2018) View citations (36) (2018)
17. Party Age and Party Color: New Results on the Political Economy of Redistribution and Inequality
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (3)
18. The return of"patrimonial capitalism": review of Thomas Piketty's capital in the 21st century
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013) View citations (2)

2013

19. Global income distribution: from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the great recession
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (151)
    See also Journal Article Global Income Distribution: From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Great Recession, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2016) View citations (164) (2016)
20. The inequality possibility frontier: extensions and new applications
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
    Also in Comparative Institutional Analysis Working Paper Series, Lund University, Comparative Institutional Analysis, School of Economics and Management (2013) View citations (13)

2012

21. Global income inequality by the numbers: in history and now --an overview--
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)

2011

22. Explaining the demand for sovereignty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
23. Global inequality: from class to location, from proletarians to migrants
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Global Inequality: From Class to Location, from Proletarians to Migrants, Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2010

24. Four Critiques of the Redistribution Hypothesis: An Assessment
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (29)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Four critiques of the redistribution hypothesis: An assessment, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2010) View citations (28) (2010)
25. Income level and income inequality in the Euro-Mediterranean region: from the Principate to the Islamic conquest
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
26. Level of income and income distribution in mid-18th century France, according to Francois Quesnay
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
27. Reform and Inequality during the Transition: An Analysis Using Panel Household Survey Data, 1990-2005
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (9)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (15)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (18)

2009

28. Global inequality and global inequality extraction ratio: The story of the last two centuries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (19)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (20)
29. Global inequality recalculated: The effect of new 2005 PPP estimates on global inequality
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (29)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2009) View citations (31)

2008

30. Measuring Ancient Inequality
    Working Papers, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC) View citations (8)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (69)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007) View citations (71)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (72)
31. Political Alternation as a Restraint on Investing in Influence: Evidence from the Post-Communist Transition
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (9)
32. Where in the world are you ? Assessing the importance of circumstance and effort in a world of different mean country incomes and (almost) no migration
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007) View citations (6)

2007

33. An even higher global inequality than previously thought
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
34. Ethical case and economic feasibility of global transfers
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
35. QAT EXPENDITURES IN YEMEN AND DJIBOUTI: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

2006

36. Global Income Inequality: What It Is And Why It Matters?
    Working Papers, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs View citations (60)
    Also in HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (4)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (58)

2005

37. AN ESTIMATE OF AVERAGE INCOME AND INEQUALITY IN BYZANTIUM AROUND YEAR 1000
    Economic History, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article AN ESTIMATE OF AVERAGE INCOME AND INEQUALITY IN BYZANTIUM AROUND YEAR 1000, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2006) View citations (39) (2006)
38. Does Tariff Liberalization Increase Wage Inequality? Some Empirical Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    Also in International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (40)
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (37)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (42)
    See also Chapter Does Tariff Liberalization Increase Wage Inequality? Some Empirical Evidence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (8) (2007)
39. Half a world: regional inequality in five great federations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    Also in Urban/Regional, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (3)
40. INEQUALITY AND DETERMINANTS OF EARNINGS IN MALAYSIA, 1984-97
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
41. Relationship between Income and Emergence of Democracy Reexamined, 1820-2000: A non-parametric approach
    Law and Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
42. The Modern World: The effect of democracy, colonialism and war on economic growth 1820-2000
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2004

43. Why we all do care about inequality (but are loath to admit it)
    HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004)

2003

44. CAN WE DISCERN THE EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION ON INCOME DISTRIBUTION? EVIDENCE FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
    HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Can We Discern the Effect of Globalization on Income Distribution? Evidence from Household Surveys, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2005) View citations (106) (2005)
45. CAN WE DISCERN THE EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION ON INCOME DISTRIBUTION? Evidence from Household Budget Surveys
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (12)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations (52)
46. DEMOCRACY, IDEOLOGY AND INCOME INEQUALITY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
47. GLOBALIZATION AND GOALS: Does soccer show the way?
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
48. INCOME CONVERGENCE DURING THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE WORLD ECONOMY 1919-39
    Economic History, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003) View citations (1)
49. Is inequality in Africa really different ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)
50. THE TWO FACES OF GLOBALIZATION: AGAINST GLOBALIZATION AS WE KNOW IT
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article The Two Faces of Globalization: Against Globalization as We Know It, World Development, Elsevier (2003) View citations (68) (2003)
51. The Ricardian Vice: Why Sala-i-Martin’s calculations of world income inequality are wrong
    HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (16)
52. The median voter hypothesis, income inequality and income
    HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (25)
53. True world income distribution, 1988 and 1993: First calculation based on household surveys alo
    HEW, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article True World Income Distribution, 1988 and 1993: First Calculation Based on Household Surveys Alone, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (219) (2002)

2002

54. Does Liberte = Egalite ? A survey of the empirical links between democracy and inequality with some evidence on the transition economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Does Libertè = Egalité? A Survey of the Empirical Links between Democracy and Inequality with Some Evidence on the Transition Economies, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2004) View citations (68) (2004)

2001

55. Decomposing world income distribution: does the world have a middle class ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article DECOMPOSING WORLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION: DOES THE WORLD HAVE A MIDDLE CLASS?, IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), Ilma University, Faculty of Management Science (2006) (2006)
56. Democracy and Income In-Equality: An Empirical Analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2001) View citations (42)

2000

57. Dividing the spoils - pensions, privatization, and reform in Russia's transition
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
58. Does Liberté = Egalité? A Survey of the Empirical Evidence on the Links between Political Democracy and Income Inequality
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (19)
59. Social transfers and social assistance - an empirical analysis using Latvian household survey data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
60. The Median Voter Hypothesis, Income Inequality and Income Redistribution: An Empirical Test with the Required Data
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg View citations (294)
    See also Journal Article The median-voter hypothesis, income inequality, and income redistribution: an empirical test with the required data, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2000) View citations (280) (2000)

1999

61. Change in the perception of the poverty line during times of depression: Russia 1993-96
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
62. Do more unequal countries redistribute more? does the median voter hypothesis hold?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
63. True world income distribution, 1988 and 1993 - first calculations, based on household surveys alone
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article True World Income Distribution, 1988 and 1993: First Calculation Based on Household Surveys Alone, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (219) (2002)

1998

64. Explaining the increase in inequality during the transition
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Explaining the increase in inequality during transition, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (1999) View citations (170) (1999)
65. Poverty and the economic transition: how do changes in economies of scale affect poverty rates for different households?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)

1996

66. Nations, conglomerates, and empires: the tradeoff between income and sovereignty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Nations, Conglomerates and Empires: Trade-off Between Income and Sovereignty, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2001) (2001)

1995

67. Poverty, inequality, and social policy in transition economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (47)

1994

68. Determinants of cross-country income inequality: an augmented Kuznets hypothesis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)
    See also Chapter Determinants of Cross-Country Income Inequality: An ‘Augmented’ Kuznets Hypothesis, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2000) View citations (6) (2000)
69. Transfers and the transition from socialism: key tradeoffs
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

1993

70. Cash social transfers, direct taxes, and income distribution in late socialism
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Cash Social Transfers, Direct Taxes, and Income Distribution in Late Socialism, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (1994) View citations (5) (1994)
71. Social costs of the transition to capitalism: Poland, 1990-91
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1992

72. Eastern Europe and Russian Federation - Distributional impact of cash and in-kind social transfers in Eastern Europe and Russia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

1991

73. Poverty in Poland: 1978-88
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article POVERTY IN POLAND, 1978–88, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (1992) (1992)
74. Privatization in Eastern and Central Europe: objectives, constraints, and models of divestiture
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1990

75. Poverty in Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia in the years of crisis, 1978-87
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. How rich were the rich? An empirically-based taxonomy of pre-industrial bases of wealth
   Explorations in Economic History, 2024, 93, (C)
   See also Working Paper How Rich Were the Rich? An Empirically-Based Taxonomy of Pre-Industrial Bases of Wealth, SocArXiv (2023) (2023)
2. The three eras of global inequality, 1820–2020 with the focus on the past thirty years
   World Development, 2024, 177, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The three eras of global inequality, 1820-2020 with the focus on the past thirty years, SocArXiv (2022) (2022)

2023

3. On income, education and freedom: A few comments on Prados’ Augmented Human Development Index
   Rivista di storia economica, 2023, (1), 119-124

2022

4. After the Financial Crisis: The Evolution of the Global Income Distribution Between 2008 and 2013
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68, (1), 43-73 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper After the Financial Crisis: The Evolution of the Global Income Distribution Between 2008 and 2013, SocArXiv (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
5. Capitalist systems and income inequality
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2022, 50, (1), 20-32 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Capitalist Systems and Income Inequality, SocArXiv (2020) View citations (8) (2020)
6. Drawing a Line: Comparing the Estimation of Top Incomes between Tax Data and Household Survey Data
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2022, 20, (1), 67-95 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Drawing a Line Comparing the Estimation of Top Incomes Between Tax Data and Household Survey Data, CSEF Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2021

7. The real urban wage in an agricultural economy without landless farmers: Serbia, 1862–1910
   Economic History Review, 2021, 74, (2), 424-448 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Real Urban Wage in an Agricultural Economy Without Landless Farmers: Serbia 1862-1910, SocArXiv (2020) (2020)

2019

8. Income Level and Income Inequality in the Euro‐Mediterranean Region, C. 14–700
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (1), 1-20 View citations (3)

2018

9. Inequality is Bad for Growth of the Poor (but Not for That of the Rich)
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2018, 32, (3), 507-530 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper Inequality is bad for growth of the poor (but not for that of the rich), Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
10. Towards an explanation of inequality in premodern societies: the role of colonies, urbanization, and high population density
    Economic History Review, 2018, 71, (4), 1029-1047 View citations (27)

2016

11. Global Income Distribution: From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Great Recession
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (2), 203-232 View citations (164)
    See also Working Paper Global income distribution: from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the great recession, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (151) (2013)
12. Global inequality of class to the country of residence of the proletarians to migrants
    (Глобальное неравенство: от классовой принадлежности к стране проживания, от пролетариев к мигрантам)
    Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2016, 1, 14—26 View citations (1)
13. Income inequality is cyclical
    Nature, 2016, 537, (7621), 479-482 View citations (10)
14. Interaction of Global and National Income Inequalities
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2016, 7, (1), 109-115 View citations (22)
15. Introduction
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2016, 62, (S1), S1-S3
16. Introduction
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2016, 62, S1-S3
17. Why might the rich be indifferent to income growth of their own countries?
    Economics Letters, 2016, 147, (C), 108-111

2015

18. After the Wall Fell: The Poor Balance Sheet of the Transition to Capitalism
    Challenge, 2015, 58, (2), 135-138 View citations (1)
19. Global Inequality of Opportunity: How Much of Our Income Is Determined by Where We Live?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (2), 452-460 View citations (67)
20. La distribución global del ingreso. De la caída del muro de Berlín a la gran recesión
    Revista de Economía Institucional, 2015, 17, (32), 71-128
21. THE LEVEL AND DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME IN MID-EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE, ACCORDING TO FRANÇOIS QUESNAY
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2015, 37, (1), 17-37 View citations (4)

2014

22. The Return of "Patrimonial Capitalism": A Review of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2014, 52, (2), 519-34 View citations (35)
    Also in Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2014, (9) (2014) View citations (1)

2013

23. Global Income Inequality in Numbers: in History and Now
    Global Policy, 2013, 4, (2), 198-208 View citations (44)

2012

24. Global Inequality: From Class to Location, from Proletarians to Migrants
    Global Policy, 2012, 3, (2), 125-134 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Global inequality: from class to location, from proletarians to migrants, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (11) (2011)
25. Global inequality recalculated and updated: the effect of new PPP estimates on global inequality and 2005 estimates
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2012, 10, (1), 1-18 View citations (68)
26. Income Inequality in Europe and the US.: Regional vs. Social-Class Inequality
    World Bank - Inequality in Focus, 2012, 1, (2), 5-8 View citations (1)

2011

27. A short history of global inequality: The past two centuries
    Explorations in Economic History, 2011, 48, (4), 494-506 View citations (23)
28. Pre‐Industrial Inequality
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (551), 255-272 View citations (63)

2010

29. Four critiques of the redistribution hypothesis: An assessment
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 26, (1), 147-154 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Four Critiques of the Redistribution Hypothesis: An Assessment, LIS Working papers (2010) View citations (29) (2010)
30. TURNOVER IN POWER AS A RESTRAINT ON INVESTING IN INFLUENCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE POSTCOMMUNIST TRANSITION
    Economics and Politics, 2010, 22, (3), 329-361 View citations (4)

2009

31. Introduction to a special issue on “inequality, politics and power”
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2009, 7, (1), 3-4

2008

32. Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis
    Journal of African Economies, 2008, 17, (5), 661-687 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper QAT EXPENDITURES IN YEMEN AND DJIBOUTI: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
33. Rules of Redistribution and Foreign Aid: A Proposal for a Change in the Rules Governing Eligibility for Foreign Aid
    European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, 2008, 5, (1), 189-205 View citations (1)

2007

34. Why We All Care About Inequality (But Some of Us Are Loathe to Admit It)
    Challenge, 2007, 50, (6), 109-120 View citations (2)

2006

35. AN ESTIMATE OF AVERAGE INCOME AND INEQUALITY IN BYZANTIUM AROUND YEAR 1000
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2006, 52, (3), 449-470 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper AN ESTIMATE OF AVERAGE INCOME AND INEQUALITY IN BYZANTIUM AROUND YEAR 1000, Economic History (2005) (2005)
36. DECOMPOSING WORLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION: DOES THE WORLD HAVE A MIDDLE CLASS?
    IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), 2006, 2, (2), 88-110
    Also in Review of Income and Wealth, 2002, 48, (2), 155-178 (2002) View citations (131)
    See also Working Paper Decomposing world income distribution: does the world have a middle class ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (22) (2001)
37. Economic Integration and Income Convergence: Not Such a Strong Link?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (4), 659-670 View citations (14)
38. Global Income Inequality
    World Economics, 2006, 7, (1), 131-157 View citations (65)
39. Inequality and Determinants of Earnings in Malaysia, 1984–1997
    Asian Economic Journal, 2006, 20, (2), 191-216 View citations (14)

2005

40. Can We Discern the Effect of Globalization on Income Distribution? Evidence from Household Surveys
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (1), 21-44 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper CAN WE DISCERN THE EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION ON INCOME DISTRIBUTION? EVIDENCE FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HEW (2003) View citations (17) (2003)
41. Measuring Global Poverty Right
    World Economics, 2005, 6, (4), 111-121 View citations (1)

2004

42. Does Libertè = Egalité? A Survey of the Empirical Links between Democracy and Inequality with Some Evidence on the Transition Economies
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2004, 18, (4), 515-537 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper Does Liberte = Egalite ? A survey of the empirical links between democracy and inequality with some evidence on the transition economies, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (5) (2002)
43. Relative price shifts, economies of scale and poverty during economic transition
    The Economics of Transition, 2004, 12, (3), 509-536 View citations (29)

2003

44. The Two Faces of Globalization: Against Globalization as We Know It
    World Development, 2003, 31, (4), 667-683 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper THE TWO FACES OF GLOBALIZATION: AGAINST GLOBALIZATION AS WE KNOW IT, Development and Comp Systems (2003) View citations (54) (2003)

2002

45. Do we tend to overestimate poverty gaps? The impact of equivalency scales on the calculation of the poverty gap
    Applied Economics Letters, 2002, 9, (2), 69-72 View citations (1)
46. True World Income Distribution, 1988 and 1993: First Calculation Based on Household Surveys Alone
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (476), 51-92 View citations (219)
    See also Working Paper True world income distribution, 1988 and 1993 - first calculations, based on household surveys alone, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (15) (1999)
    Working Paper True world income distribution, 1988 and 1993: First calculation based on household surveys alo, HEW (2003) View citations (32) (2003)

2000

47. The median-voter hypothesis, income inequality, and income redistribution: an empirical test with the required data
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 16, (3), 367-410 View citations (280)
    See also Working Paper The Median Voter Hypothesis, Income Inequality and Income Redistribution: An Empirical Test with the Required Data, LIS Working papers (2000) View citations (294) (2000)

1999

48. Changes in the Perception of the Poverty Line during the Depression in Russia, 1993-96
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (3), 539-59 View citations (3)
49. Explaining the increase in inequality during transition
    The Economics of Transition, 1999, 7, (2), 299-341 View citations (170)
    See also Working Paper Explaining the increase in inequality during the transition, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (17) (1998)
50. Peter Gottschalk, Bjorn Gustafson, and Edward Palmer (Eds.), Changing Patterns in the Distribution of Economic Welfare. An International Perspective
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1999, 27, (4), 785-789

1997

51. A simple way to calculate the Gini coefficient, and some implications
    Economics Letters, 1997, 56, (1), 45-49 View citations (59)

1994

52. Cash Social Transfers, Direct Taxes, and Income Distribution in Late Socialism
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1994, 18, (2), 175-197 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Cash social transfers, direct taxes, and income distribution in late socialism, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1993) View citations (2) (1993)
53. Income Tax Progression and Redistributive Effect: The Influence of Changes in the Pre-tax Income Distribution: Comment
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1994, 49, (1), 126-33 View citations (5)
54. Perspective
    Challenge, 1994, 37, (2), 61-64
55. The Gini-Type Functions: An Alternative Derivation
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1994, 46, (1), 81-90 View citations (12)

1992

56. POVERTY IN POLAND, 1978–88
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1992, 38, (3), 329-340
    See also Working Paper Poverty in Poland: 1978-88, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1991) (1991)
57. Poland's quest for economic stabilisation, 1988–91: Interaction of political economy and economics
    Europe-Asia Studies, 1992, 44, (3), 511-532
58. Suton socijalistickih privreda: Ljubomir Madzar, (The Eclipse of Socialist Economies) (Ekonomika i Institut ekonomskih nauka, Beograd, 1990) pp. 495 (index; English summary) price: Din. 350
    Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 39, (2), 412-418

1991

59. Poverty in Eastern Europe in the Years of Crisis, 1978 to 1987: Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1991, 5, (2), 187-205 View citations (2)

1987

60. Patterns of regional growth in Yugoslavia, 1952-83
    Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 25, (1), 1-19 View citations (1)
61. Remittances and Income Distribution
    Journal of Economic Studies, 1987, 14, (5), 24-37 View citations (2)

1982

62. The Austrian theory of the cooperative firm
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1982, 6, (4), 379-395

Books

2014

1. Inside Inequality in the Arab Republic of Egypt: Facts and Perceptions across People, Time, and Space
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (38)

2003

2. Income and Influence: Social Policy in Emerging Market Economies
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (4)

Edited books

2012

1. Globalization and Inequality
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (7)

Chapters

2021

1. In Search of the Roots of American Inequality Exceptionalism: An Analysis Based on Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Data
   A chapter in Measuring Distribution and Mobility of Income and Wealth, 2021, pp 19-43
   See also Working Paper In Search of the Roots of American Inequality Exceptionalism: An Analysis Based on Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Data, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2010

2. ¿Por qué los países más pobres no pueden despuntar?
   Chapter 5 in Teoría Económica y Desarrollo Social. Exclusión, desigualdad y democracia. Homenaje a Adolfo Figueroa, 2010, pp 141-180

2007

3. Does Tariff Liberalization Increase Wage Inequality? Some Empirical Evidence
   A chapter in Globalization and Poverty, 2007, pp 143-182 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Does Tariff Liberalization Increase Wage Inequality? Some Empirical Evidence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (38) (2005)
4. The Three Concepts of Inequality Defined, from Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality
   A chapter in Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality, 2007

2001

5. Nations, Conglomerates and Empires: Trade-off Between Income and Sovereignty
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Nations, conglomerates, and empires: the tradeoff between income and sovereignty, The World Bank (1996) View citations (3) (1996)

2000

6. Determinants of Cross-Country Income Inequality: An ‘Augmented’ Kuznets Hypothesis
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Determinants of cross-country income inequality: an augmented Kuznets hypothesis, The World Bank (1994) View citations (29) (1994)