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Can the Structure of Inequality Explain Fiscal Redistribution? Revisiting the Social Affinity Hypothesis
Luebker, Malte - 2019
literature offers no support for the proposition that the structure of inequality has consequences for fiscal redistribution …Lupu and Pontusson (2011) argue that the structure of income inequality, rather than its level, can explain differences … in fiscal redistribution across modern welfare states. Contrary to the assertion that there is robust evidence in support …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012890814
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Pension income inequality: A cohort study in six European countries
Neugschwender, Jörg - 2014
This paper is an empirical overview of inequalities of pension outcomes in six European countries, which are shaped by a variety of institutional pensions schemes. The study contrasts pension system regulation in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and analyses their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335792
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Pension institutions and income inequality across European societies: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
Neugschwender, Jörg - 2015
different regulatory approaches may, in the end, have quite diverse implications on income inequality among the elderly. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335816
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Occupational welfare policies and pension income inequalities: Case studies of pension systems in Denmark, Finland, and the United Kingdom
Neugschwender, Jörg - 2011
This paper provides an overview of different approaches to old age security and their societal outcome in three advanced welfare states: Denmark, Finland, and the United Kingdom. All three countries established a public first tier minimum pension, which was also pursued in the following. Reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335513
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Redistribution as an income mobility process: The identification and measurement of redistribution
Morillas, Juan Rafael - 2009
inequality generated in the market? In order to answer these questions, we need to be equipped with adequate measures of … redistribution. Current measures employed in the sociology and politics of redistribution are seriously flawed. This paper elaborates … redistribution as a micro-level income mobility process, and develops an index to measure it. Using data from the Luxembourg Income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335510
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Income inequality and redistribution in post-industrial democracies: Demographic, economic, and political determinants
Huber, Evelyne; Stephens, John D. - 2013
This article analyzes the determinants of market income distribution and governmental redistribution. The dependent … variables are LIS data on market income inequality (measured by the Gini index) for households with a head aged 25 to 59 and the … inequality has increased in the United States because the country failed to invest sufficiently in education. The main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335556
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Four critiques of the redistribution hypothesis: An assessment
Milanovic, Branko - 2010
The reformulation of the median voter hypothesis and its testing proposed in Milanovic (2000) has been criticized from four different perspectives. The critiques are discussed and assessed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335351
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Income inequality, redistribution and poverty: Contrasting rational choices and behavioural perspectives
Luebker, Malte - 2012
inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter's preferences. While numerous papers have tested … redistribution should increase in line with inequality. An empirical test based on 110 observations from the Luxembourg Income Study … this proposition, the literature has remained divided over the appropriate measure for redistribution. Revisiting the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335364
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Income polarization and economic growth
Brzezinski, Michal - 2013
-level datasets, as well as datasets reconstructed from grouped data on income distribution taken from the World Income Inequality … growth in the short term, while the impact of income inequality on growth is statistically insignificant. Our results are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335431
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A fresh look at an old question: Is pro-poor targeting of cash transfers more effective than universal systems at reducing inequality and poverty?
McKnight, Abigail - 2015
This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335815