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Taxation of families and "families of taxation"? Inequality modification between family types across welfare states

Schechtl, Manuel - 2020

Previous sociological research has overlooked the fact that a welfare state's tax system does not solely redistribute from rich to poor (vertical) but also between family types (horizontal). Different types of families are treated differently due to (de-)familialization policies in the tax code,...

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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 …

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Redistribution as an income mobility process: The identification and measurement of redistribution

Morillas, Juan Rafael - 2009

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 … Study, the paper shows that the new measure of redistribution developed in this paper is empirically distinct from the …

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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 … density, deindustrialization, unemployment, employment levels, and education spending. The main determinants of redistribution … levels. Redistribution rises mainly because needs rise (that is, unemployment and single mother households increase), not …

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Work-family reconciliation policies and women's and mothers' labor market outcomes in rich democracies

Brady, David; Blome, Agnes; Kmec, Julie A. - 2018

Prominent research has claimed that work-family reconciliation policies trigger "tradeoffs" and "paradoxes" in terms of gender equality with adverse labor market consequences for women. These claims have greatly influenced debates regarding social policy, work, family, and gender inequality....

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Pathways toward inclusive income growth: A comparative decomposition of national growth profiles

Parolin, Zachary J.; Gornick, Janet C. - 2020

Despite rising interest in income inequality, scholars remain divided over the mechanisms underlying inclusive income growth and how these mechanisms vary across countries. This study introduces the concept of national growth profiles, the additive contribution of changes in taxes, transfers,...

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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 …

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