Redistributive Public Employment

Politicians may use disguised' redistributive policies in order to circumvent opposition to explicit tax-transfer schemes. First, we present a theoretical model that formalizes this hypothesis; then we provide evidence that in US cities, politicians use public employment as such a redistributive device. We find that city employment is significantly higher in cities where income inequality and ethnic fragmentation are higher

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Year of publication:	[2021]
Authors:	Alesina, Alberto F. ; Easterly, William ; Baqir, Reza
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Öffentlicher Sektor \| Public sector \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Arbeitsmarktpolitik \| Labour market policy \| Theorie \| Theory \| Neue politische Ökonomie \| Public choice \| Staat \| State

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (31 p)
Series:	NBER Working Paper ; No. w6746
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 1998 erstellt
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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