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Can the Structure of Inequality Explain Fiscal Redistribution? Revisiting the Social Affinity Hypothesis
Luebker, Malte - 2019
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012890814
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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 … this proposition, the literature has remained divided over the appropriate measure for redistribution. Revisiting the … redistribution should increase in line with inequality. An empirical test based on 110 observations from the Luxembourg Income Study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335364
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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
This paper analyses major pension system regulation in four European countries: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It is focused on the government's and social partner's efforts to provide old-age security benefits, and how these regulatory approaches have shaped the current...
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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Can the structure of inequality explain fiscal redistribution? Revisiting the social affinity hypothesis
Luebker, Malte - 2019
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060346
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Redistributive impacts of civil war: The case of Côte d'Ivoire
Hlásny, Vladimír - 2023
Many of the world's LDCs are plagued by recurring conflict. Conflict impedes sustainable development through various channels, creating conditions conducive to further conflict. Conflict has redistributive impacts, particularly when it erupts in resource-rich countries. Between 2002 and 2011,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477468
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Income inequality & redistributional spending: An empirical investigation of competing theories
Mohl, Philipp; Pamp, Oliver - 2008
The link between income inequality and governmental redistribution is still subject to intense research and debate … this paper is to review the existing literature on inequality and redistribution, to explicate the theoretical causal … find robust evidence that income inequality affects redistribution. However, the precise degree of this relationship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335400
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Poverty alleviation and the degree of centralisation in European schemes of social assistance
Hölsch, Katja; Kraus, Margit - 2003
redistribution than extremely decentralised schemes. However, for systems with a medium degree of centralisation, the hypothesis that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335445