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Who compares to whom? The anatomy of income comparisons in Europe
Clark, Andrew E.; Senik, Claudia - HAL - 2009
redistribution. The rich compare less and are more happy than average when they do, which latter is consistent with relative income … theory. With respect to the direction of comparisons, colleagues are the most frequently-cited reference group. Those who …
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Preferences for redistribution: a European comparative analysis
Guillaud, Elvire - HAL - 2008
redistribution. Controlling for a number of factors usually found to impact individual preferences in the literature, we take the … egoistic motives for redistribution seriously and focus on the role played by the occupational status of individuals in shaping … be formed on the basis of their preferences for redistribution. Finally, (iii) we highlight differences between European …
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Utilitarianism and unequal longevities: A remedy?
Ponthière, Grégory; Leroux, Marie-Louise - HAL - 2009
lifetime welfare, has the undesirable corollary to recommend a redistribution of resources from short-lived to long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738941
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How populist democracy promotes market liberalization
Grosjean, Pauline; Senik, Claudia - HAL - 2008
citizens' support for the market by guaranteeing income redistribution to inequality-averse agents. Our identification strategy …
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L'impact redistributif des impôts indirects en France
Forgeot, Gérard; Starzec, Christophe - HAL - 2003
La structure, le poids et les effets redistributifs de la fiscalité indirecte en France sont mesurés en utilisant une nouvelle base de données construite à partir de l'Enquête Budget de famille 2001 de l'Insee. Pour chaque poste de dépense, les montants des différentes composantes de la...
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Endettement public et redistribution en France de 1980 à 2004
Monnier, Jean-Marie; Tinel, Bruno - HAL - 2006
ressources fiscales qui donne lieu à une redistribution à rebours. Le déficit est alors de type récessif et toute baisse d …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750680
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A Dynamic Explanation of the Crisis of the Welfare State
Hachon, Christophe - HAL - 2009
Although the crisis of the Welfare State has been evoked for quite a long time, figures show that such a phenomenon has arisen only recently. Furthermore, it is not a common feature in all developed countries. This paper aims at explaining these two empirical facts. We use an overlapping...
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Education, redistributive taxation and confidence
Konrad, Kai A.; Spadaro, Amadéo - HAL - 2005
redistribution among young individuals. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010751039
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How does party fractionalization convey preferences for redistribution in parliamentary democracies?
Amable, Bruno; Gatti, Donatella; Guillaud, Elvire - HAL - 2008
In this paper, we highlight the link between the political demand and social policy outcome while taking into account the design of the party system. The political demand is measured by individual preferences and the design of the party system is defined as the extent of party fractionalization....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011025531
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Do Redistributive Pension Systems Increase Inequalities and Welfare?
Hachon, Christophe - HAL - 2008
Using a capital-skill complementarity technology, we analytically show that an increase in the direct redistributivity of Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) pension systems has a positive impact on wages and on wage inequalities. We also show that life expectancyinequalities play an important role in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643777