这个对38个国家贫困人口的调查表明,通货膨胀对穷人的损害大于富人。 根据38个国家3.1869万个家庭的调查数据和国别因素,Easterly和Fischer表明,穷人提出通货膨胀是国家头等关切的可能性大于富人。这一结果通过了若干可靠性测试。 另外,对穷人福利改善的直接测量值(他们的收入在国民收入中的比重变化、贫困下降的比例和实际最低工资的百分比变化)与汇总的各国样本中的通货膨胀之间具有负面的相关联系。...
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