Preferences for redistribution and inequality in well-being across Europe
The paper provides measures of inequality in individual well-being by using a normative multidimensional approach. A distinctive contribution of the study is to consider heterogeneous inequality aversion parameters, estimated on the basis of country-specific tax structures. The empirical analysis is carried out for 26 European countries and focuses on three crucial dimensions of individual well-being: income, health and education. Results highlight how this approach provides a flexible and transparent analytical tool which allows explicitly accounting for social preferences about inequality tolerability and well-being dimensions in the design and assessment of redistributive policies.
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2010
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Authors: | Aristei, David ; Perugini, Cristiano |
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Journal of Policy Modeling. - Elsevier, ISSN 0161-8938. - Vol. 32.2010, 2, p. 176-195
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Multidimensional inequality measurement Preferences for redistribution Well-being |
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