, an increase in inequality will not unambigously increase redistribution. Finally, introducing endogenous information may … explanation for the poor empirical support encountered by political economy models of income redistribution. It shows that … platforms, and vote-seeking political parties should take this into account: as a consequence, redistribution will generally be …

the analysis of wealth inequality. On the basis of reconstructed data, we show that household wealth inequality declined … afterwards. By international standards, Italy does not have a high level of wealth inequality (contrary to the evidence available … together with the opinions on inequality collected by means of statistical surveys. …

each member country on the basis of national indicators; EU-wide estimates of inequality and poverty play no role. Yet this … methodological requirements of this evaluative exercise, and provides the first estimates of inequality and poverty in the enlarged …

-oriented analysis. This paper examines empirical strategies to measure poverty and inequality in multiple domains, concentrating on two … form of the index. These problems are illustrated by comparing inequality and deprivation in income and health in the four …

This paper exploits the tax records to analyze the geography of income inequality in Italy. In 2011, the Gini … coefficient, the most common measure of inequality, was 40 per cent at national level. In the South it was 3 percentage points …. Inequality is also greater in major metropolitan areas. The Gini index has been increasing during the Great Recession. This …

The relationship between inequality and trust has attracted the interest of many scholars who have found a negative … relationship between the two variables. However, the causal link from inequality to trust is far from being identified and the … variable estimates using the predicted exposure to technological change as an exogenous driver of inequality. According to our …

This paper examines the relationship between inequality and happiness through the lens of heterogeneous values, beliefs … rules, regardless of background and circumstances. These traits matter when it comes to how inequality affects subjective … levels of inequality. In the case of moderation, inequality aversion can be read in terms of a desire for stability: people …

/World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) World Income Inequality Database (WIID) version 1.0. The 221 data … points in time in order to evaluate how the distribution of inequality has evolved in the recent past: the aim is to offer a … concise description of the evolution of polarization of societies in the world. The distribution of inequality appears to be …