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The subversive nature of inequality : subjective inequality perceptions and attitudes to social inequality
Kuhn, Andreas - In: European journal of political economy 59 (2019), pp. 331-344
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012310985
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Inequality perceptions, distributional norms, and redistributive preferences in East and West Germany
Kuhn, Andreas - 2011
redistribution and progressive taxation, and less likely to have a conservative political orientation, even conditional on having the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009739172
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Redistributive preferences, redistribution, and inequality : evidence from a panel of OECD countries
Kuhn, Andreas - 2012
inequality and redistribution. Not surprisingly, the effective level of redistribution (after tax-and-transfer inequality) is … objective dimension of inequality and redistribution are, at least partially, linked with individuals’ political preferences and … their voting behavior. The association between objective and subjective measures of inequality and redistribution vanishes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009743190
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Reducing income inequality in Europe
Atkinson, Anthony B. - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-11
World leaders have come to recognise the challenge posed by high and rising economic inequality. This paper asks how Europe can address excessive inequality. It argues that we should learn from the lessons of history; there have been significant periods in the past when inequality fell. We can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010209771
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Chapter 19. Cross-Country Evidence of the Multiple Causes of Inequality Changes in the OECD Area
Förster, Michael F.; Tóth, István György - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 2, (pp. 1729-1843). 2015
This chapter provides a thorough survey of what recent international (i.e., cross-country) studies can tell us about the multiple causes of income inequality in the OECD area with regard to both levels and trends. The survey covers economics literature in particular but also relevant evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025326
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I perceive therefore I demand : the formation of inequality perceptions and demand for redistribution
Bussolo, Maurizio; Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Giolbas, Anna; … - 2019
This paper investigates the link between inequality and demand for redistribution by looking at how individuals form … their perceptions of inequality. Most of the literature analyzing demand for redistribution has focused on objective … inequality, rather than subjective perceptions of inequality. However, a model that links demand for redistribution to subjective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059022
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Who are the top 1 % earners in Europe?
Denk, Oliver - 2015
Top earners have become the subject of intense public and scholarly debate. This is the first paper that comprehensively documents the profiles of the 1% highest paid employees across 18 European countries. The data come from the largest harmonised source available, an employer-based survey that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576958
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The individual (mis-)perception of wage inequality : measurement, correlates and implications
Kuhn, Andreas - In: Empirical economics : a journal of the Institute for … 59 (2020) 5, pp. 2039-2069
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012309436
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Suspicious success : cheating, inequality acceptance, and political preferences
Klimm, Felix - In: European economic review : EER 117 (2019), pp. 36-55
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012238178
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness : do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is … ; redistribution ; political ideology ; justice ; fairness ; World Values Survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919894