Electoral systems and income inequality

The goal of this paper is to determine if electoral systems and inequality are linked. Using high-quality data (LIS database) and simple panel methods, we show that when the degree of proportionality of a system increases, inequality decreases. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Year of publication:	2005-01
Authors:	Verardi, Vincenzo
Institutions:	Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Subject:	Electoral systems \| Income inequality \| Transfer expenditures

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ULB Institutional Repository.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in: Economics Letters (2005) v.86 n° 1,p.7-12
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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