Xavier Ramos
Biographic Data
| ID | 5737534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xavier Ramos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xavier |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramos |
| SIGNATURE | RAMOS X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1947-4057 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effect of Relative Income Concerns on Life Satisfaction
Income comparisons are important for individual well-being. We examine the shape of the relationship between relative income and life satisfaction, and test empirically if the features of the value function of prospect theory carry over to experienced utility. We draw on a unique panel dataset for a middle-income country that allows us to work with an endogenous reference income, which differs for individuals with the same observable characterist…
Perception of corruption and public support for redistribution in Latin America
This paper studies the relationship between people’s beliefs about the quality of their institutions, as measured by corruption perceptions, and preferences for redistribution in Latin America. Our empirical study is guided by a theoretical model which introduces taxes into Foellmi and Oechslin’s (2007) general equilibrium model of non-collusive corruption. In this model perceived corruption influences people’s preferences for redistribution thro…
Measurement of inequality of opportunity based on counterfactuals
Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity
We put together the different conceptual issues involved in measuring inequality of opportunity, discuss how these concepts have been translated into computable measures, and point out the problems and choices researchers face when implementing these measures. Our analysis identifies and suggests several new possibilities to measure inequality of opportunity. The relevance of the conceptual issues and modelling choices are illustrated with findin…
The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
We examine the labour supply effect of remittances in the Republic of Haiti, the prime international remittances recipient country in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region relative to its GDP. Unlike previous empirical literature we address three econometric issues that may bias the estimates. We account for endogeneity of the remittances with respect to labour supply, for the zero-inflated nature of our dependent variable, hours of work,…
The Covariance Structure of Earnings in Great Britain, 1991–1999
I analyse the dynamic structure of earnings in Great Britain for the period 1991–99 by decomposing the earnings covariance structure into its permanent and transitory components. According to the British Household Panel Study data, earnings inequality of male full‐time employees increases over the 1990s. However, earnings mobility may have also increased. That is, for this period earnings persistence falls. This evidence is at odds with previous …
Welfare Comparisons
Some analysts use sequential dominance criteria, and others use equivalence scales in combination with non‐sequential dominance tests, to make welfare comparisons of joint distributions of income and needs. In this paper we present a new sequential procedure which copes with situations in which sequential dominance fails. We also demonstrate that the recommendations deriving from the sequential approach are valid for distributions of equivalent i…
Welfare Comparisons
Some analysts use sequential dominance criteria, and others use equivalence scales in combination with non‐sequential dominance tests, to make welfare comparisons of joint distributions of income and needs. In this paper we present a new sequential procedure which copes with situations in which sequential dominance fails. We also demonstrate that the recommendations deriving from the sequential approach are valid for distributions of equivalent i…
The Covariance Structure of Earnings in Great Britain, 1991–1999
I analyse the dynamic structure of earnings in Great Britain for the period 1991–99 by decomposing the earnings covariance structure into its permanent and transitory components. According to the British Household Panel Study data, earnings inequality of male full‐time employees increases over the 1990s. However, earnings mobility may have also increased. That is, for this period earnings persistence falls. This evidence is at odds with previous …
Welfare Comparisons
Some analysts use sequential dominance criteria, and others use equivalence scales in combination with non‐sequential dominance tests, to make welfare comparisons of joint distributions of income and needs. In this paper we present a new sequential procedure which copes with situations in which sequential dominance fails. We also demonstrate that the recommendations deriving from the sequential approach are valid for distributions of equivalent i…
The Covariance Structure of Earnings in Great Britain, 1991–1999
I analyse the dynamic structure of earnings in Great Britain for the period 1991–99 by decomposing the earnings covariance structure into its permanent and transitory components. According to the British Household Panel Study data, earnings inequality of male full‐time employees increases over the 1990s. However, earnings mobility may have also increased. That is, for this period earnings persistence falls. This evidence is at odds with previous …
Approaches to Inequality of Opportunity
We put together the different conceptual issues involved in measuring inequality of opportunity, discuss how these concepts have been translated into computable measures, and point out the problems and choices researchers face when implementing these measures. Our analysis identifies and suggests several new possibilities to measure inequality of opportunity. The relevance of the conceptual issues and modelling choices are illustrated with findin…
The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
We examine the labour supply effect of remittances in the Republic of Haiti, the prime international remittances recipient country in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region relative to its GDP. Unlike previous empirical literature we address three econometric issues that may bias the estimates. We account for endogeneity of the remittances with respect to labour supply, for the zero-inflated nature of our dependent variable, hours of work,…
Measurement of inequality of opportunity based on counterfactuals
The Effect of Relative Income Concerns on Life Satisfaction
Income comparisons are important for individual well-being. We examine the shape of the relationship between relative income and life satisfaction, and test empirically if the features of the value function of prospect theory carry over to experienced utility. We draw on a unique panel dataset for a middle-income country that allows us to work with an endogenous reference income, which differs for individuals with the same observable characterist…
Perception of corruption and public support for redistribution in Latin America
This paper studies the relationship between people’s beliefs about the quality of their institutions, as measured by corruption perceptions, and preferences for redistribution in Latin America. Our empirical study is guided by a theoretical model which introduces taxes into Foellmi and Oechslin’s (2007) general equilibrium model of non-collusive corruption. In this model perceived corruption influences people’s preferences for redistribution thro…
Economics (7 works) · Econometrics (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economic theories and models (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Statistics (3 works) · Empirical evidence (2 works)