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The Role of Cultural Attributes in Inequality and Poverty

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  • Miki Malul

    (Ben-Gurion University)

  • Amir Shoham

    (School of Business Administration, Rishon le Zion and Sapir Academic College, Israel)

  • Leon Zolotoy

    (University of Melbourne)

Abstract

This article uses cross-country data to explore the role of cultural attributes in the inequality of income distribution and poverty within countries. Using the Hofstede cultural dimensions, we found that individualism is negatively correlated with the Gini index and the poverty ratio. We also found that the lower the status of women in a society, the higher the level of poverty in that society. Furthermore, we found that adding the cultural variables into the analysis significantly improves the ability to explain the differences in inequality and poverty in different countries.

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  • Miki Malul & Amir Shoham & Leon Zolotoy, 2010. "The Role of Cultural Attributes in Inequality and Poverty," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 19(1), pages 120-132, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:jid:journl:y:2010:v:19:i:1:p:120-132
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    1. Miki Malul & Amir Shoham & Leon Zolotoy, 2011. "The effects of societal culture attributes on regional disparity," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 38(7), pages 649-661, June.

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