in fiscal redistribution across modern welfare states. Contrary to the assertion that there is robust evidence in support … than earnings) is positively associated with fiscal redistribution. In sum, revisiting an influential contribution to the … literature offers no support for the proposition that the structure of inequality has consequences for fiscal redistribution …

reducing poverty through social assistance payments are calculated using several measures of poverty for five selected EU … poverty alleviation, the results provide some evidence that extremely centralised systems are more effective with regard to … redistribution than extremely decentralised schemes. However, for systems with a medium degree of centralisation, the hypothesis that …

affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …

This paper analyses government instruments in terms of reducing market inequality. Government redistribution, realized … five countries that experienced a period of crisis: United States, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Brazil. For each country the …

on redistribution across all income groups, lower, middle and upper income groups, and those in poverty; and to examine … undertaken. First, and most important, the paper offers a detailed discussion of a number of aspects of fiscal redistribution … allow us not only to measure overall redistribution, but also to explore whether redistribution has been achieved primarily …

comparable data from five countries - Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Norway and the U.S. - to ask whether immigrants benefit more from …

This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … relationship between the concentration of cash transfers net of direct taxes and their effectiveness in terms of reducing poverty …