• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권11호
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• pp.529-540
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• 2020

The objective of this research paper is to study the simultaneous relationship between fiscal decentralization, corruption, and income inequality among Vietnamese provinces. We use a balanced panel data set of 63 provinces/cities in Vietnam in the period from 2011 to 2018. The study used 3SLS-GMM (Three Stage Least Squares - Generalized Method of Moments estimator) and GMM-HAC (Generalized Method of Moments - Heteroskedastic and Autocorrelation Consistent estimator). Empirical evidence shows a strong simultaneous relationship: increased corruption will increase regional income disparities, income inequality, and increase fiscal decentralization. In addition, the results also suggest that an increase in per-capita income will reduce the level of corruption, or better control corruption of each province. The degree of increase in income inequality, which reduces fiscal decentralization, is the same for trade liberalization. All demonstrate that there is a simultaneous relationship between fiscal decentralization, corruption, and income inequality. In a region of high public governance quality, fiscal decentralization positively effects its economic growth. This issue will indirectly increase income inequality between provinces within a country. Our findings imply that a country's fiscal decentralization strategy should be linked to improving corruption control and local governance effectiveness, indirectly improving income inequality between localities or regions.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.635-641
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• 2021

This article analyzes the factors affecting income inequality in Vietnam, with data from 63 provinces and cities collected from the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam from 2010 to 2018. The article will firstly build a research model to identify factors affecting income inequality. Then, it uses the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) method to evaluate the effect of factors on income inequality in Vietnam. The empirical estimate result shows that, in the period from 2010 to 2018, the factors such as the proportion of the working employees, income per capita, and inflation have positive effects on the Gini coefficient. That is, when these factors increase, there will be negative effects on improving income inequality in Vietnam. Conversely, when the factors such as the proportion of the literate adults, the proportion of the urban population, and population density increase they will have a positive impact on improving income inequality in Vietnam during this period. The estimated coefficients satisfied the sign expectation except the proportion of the literate adults. It means that, in Vietnam, the increase and more equilibrium in educational attainment balance the distribution of income and bring an improvement in income inequality.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.199-221
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• 2007

본 연구는 소득불평등 실태 및 원인을 분석해 본 후, 소득불평등 완화에 도움이 될 수 있는 대안을 탐색해 보았다. 소득불평등 실태 및 원인 분석을 요약해 보면, 첫째 외환위기로 급등한 소득불평등도는 1999-2004년 동안 증감을 반복하였으며 2005년 현재 외환위기 직후와 같이 높은 수준이고, 둘째 소득불평등도 원인에 대한 장기분석(1985-2004년) 결과, 실업률, 비정규직비율, 지가상승률이 높을수록 소득불평등도가 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 셋째 외환위기 전후(1995-2004)의 소득불평등도 원인분석 결과 실업률, 비정규직비율, 대 소기업임금비율이 높을수록 소득불평등도가 높은 것으로 나타났고, 넷째 장기자료(1985-2004)에서 유의미한 영향을 미쳤던 지가상승률이 외환위기 전후자료(1995-2004)에서는 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않았고, 장기자료에서 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않았던 대 소기업임금비율은 외환위기 전후 자료에서는 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 소득불평등 완화를 위한 정책과제로, 첫째 실업률을 낮출 수 있는 대안이 마련되어야 하며, 둘째 비자발적 비정규직 비율을 완화시킬 수 있는 정책이 수립되어야 하고, 셋째 부동산 가격을 안정 또는 인하할 수 있는 방안이 강구되어야 하며, 넷째 대기업과 중소기업의 임금격차를 줄일 수 있는 중소기업 종합지원대책이 추진되어야 한다.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.65-84
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• 2010

불평등 지수의 분해란 사회 전체의 불평등을, 이에 영향을 미치는 개별원천들로 분해하여, 그 원인을 밝히고자 하는 것이다. 기존에는 개별요인들이 전체 불평등에서 정량적으로 차지하는 절대적 기여도에만 관심을 가져왔다. 그러나 불평등 완화를 위한 정책을 효과적으로 수행하기 위해서는, 개별원천들이 가지고 있는 한계적인 불평등 효과를 아는 것이 더 중요할 것으로 생각된다. 본 연구에서는 이를 위하여 대표적인 불평등 지수라 할 수 있는 지니계수를 소득원천별 혹은 사회복지 프로그램별로 분해하고, 각각의 Gini Income Elasticity(GIE)를 계산하였다. 분석결과에 따르면, '상용근로자 소득'과 '고용주 및 자영자 소득'의 GIE가 각각 1.205와 1.867로, 이들의 증가는 사회 전체의 불평등을 악화시킬 수 있는 소득원천들로 분류되었다. 이러한 GIE를 이용한 분석방법은 소득원천 혹은 사회복지 프로그램들의 불평등 효과를 분석하는데 있어서 하나의 유용한 방법의 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.229-241
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• 2023

This study aims to examine the farm household income and consumption structure change as well as farm income inequality. Data from the Agricultural Household Survey for the years 2016, 2021, and 2022 were hired to analyze farm income inequality by the Gini coefficient decomposition method. Results show that from 2016 to 2021, all income quintiles exhibited an increasing trend, but in 2022, income decreased across all quintiles. As a result of analyzing farm household consumption expenditure, consumption expenditure increased in all income quintiles in 2021 and 2022 compared to 2016, but consumption of optional goods decreased in the fifth quintile. In addition, it was found that farmers in the first quartile had higher consumption expenditures and expenditures on options than those in the second quartile. The analysis of farm income by region show that public subsidies increased significantly for general rural farmers than for farmers in special and metropolitan areas in all income quintiles during the period. In the case of the first quintile, farm household income in rural areas in special and metropolitan cities increased compared to general rural areas. In the fifth quartile, agricultural income and sideline income in general rural areas increased compared to rural areas in special and metropolitan cities, while rural areas in special and metropolitan cities increased non-business income compared to rural areas. Results of farming income inequality by income type show a steady decline in inequality from 2016 to 2022, indicating that the decreasing gini coefficinet of public subsidies is contributing to the decline in farm income inequality. Private subsidies and side income are shown to increase inequality.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2021

The objective of this study is to see how a country's level of democracy impacts the relationship between financial development and income disparity. We argue that political regimes, supported by their degree of democracy, are important for various decentralization theories to predict the impact of financial development on income inequality. Our study tests this argument using Vietnam time series data for the period 2000-2020 through the ARDL model. The financial development variable is represented by five proxies, the income inequality variable is represented by the GINI coefficient and the role of democracy is represented by the Freedom House Index. Data serving for the study is taken from data sources with high reliability. The results of the study have strong evidence that (1) financial development has a positive impact on income inequality, (2) democratic government will reduce national income inequality. (3) And a higher degree of democracy tends to mitigate the positive impact of financial development on income inequality. Thus, our study contributes to the literature by providing a new look at the mixed results regarding the relationship between financial development and theoretical income inequality. Finally, the article provides policy implications for the Government of Vietnam.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권12호
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• pp.19-29
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• 2021

This study aims to measure financial inclusion and examine its impact on income inequality in a panel of 18 Asian countries over the period 1997-2017. Two alternative approaches for developing financial inclusion index are used: one approach following the methodology of Sarma (2008), while the other is the Dynamic Factor Model (DFM)-based index. The impact of individual indicators and index of financial inclusion on inequality in income is analyzed. The Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) approach is used for empirical analysis. The results indicate that micro-level financial inclusion has a weak negative and statistically significant impact on income inequality. Macro-level index and all individual indicators of financial inclusion do not affect income inequality in the selected sample of economies. The income inequality issues have different natures and cannot be fixed by financial inclusion only. It needs holistic structural reforms to enable fair distribution of income and make an equitable financial system. Financial inclusion is a relatively less important intervention tool regarding fixing the issue of income inequality. This is one of the first studies that used the DFM method for financial inclusion indices construction.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제106권4호
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• pp.497-508
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• 2017

이 연구는 임가의 소득불평등과 양극화의 추이를 살펴보기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 이를 위해 소득불평등도는 지니계수와 엣킨슨 지수를 활용하여 분석하였으며 양극화는 DER 지수를 이용하였다. 그리고 이들 지수들은 임가소득과 함께 이것을 구성하는 하부소득인 임업소득, 겸업소득 그리고 이전소득으로 세분화하여 살펴보았다. 분석결과, 임가의 소득불평등도는 우리나라 전체 가구의 소득불평등도보다 상대적으로 높은 수준으로 분석되었다. 그리고 이전소득을 제외한 임가소득, 임업소득, 겸업소득에 있어서 소득 불평등은 심화되는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 추세는 양극화에서도 볼 수 있다.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2016

This study provides empirical evidences for the relationship between income inequality and economic growth, and relationship of income inequality with some of explanatory variables such as technological innovation, trade globalization, financial globalization and fiscal policy. We find out that income inequality has an adverse effect on economic growth, showing its dynamic features, for which we employed the polynomial distributed lags (PDL) model. The effect of income inequality on economic growth lasts over 9 years, and its dynamic effect peaks after 4 years. In addition, we also attempted to find out empirical evidences of sources of income inequality. The results show that income inequality is positively related to technological innovation, financial globalization, and fiscal policy; negatively related to the trade globalization. Many studies employ cross-country data, but it could have serious problems in collecting statistical data. Korean data is used over the time period of 1990-2015 in this study.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2020

This paper examines the impacts of credit on income inequality in Vietnam. Though it is one of the most common measures of financial development, there is a dearth of research in this area. Unlike previous studies, the paper disaggregates the impact of each type of credit on income inequality, looking at the Gini coefficient. We employ the Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) to solve the endogenous problem. The primary data set contains a panel of 60 Provincial observations, from data collected from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam from 2002 to 2016. The empirical findings show that, while commercial credit increases income inequality, policy credit contributes to reducing income inequality in Vietnam. The results also confirm the important roles of education, institutional quality and foreign direct investment in fighting against income inequality in Vietnam. However, the paper does not provide adequate evidence to support the inverted U-shaped relationship between credit and income inequality. Based on the findings, we argue that the government should direct flows of credit to real economic activities rather than speculative investment; more bank credit should be allocated to rural areas and agriculture; and favorable credit programs should be designed to promote education, especially of those living in rural areas.