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Sectoral trends in earnings inequality and employment International trade, skill-biased technological change, or labour market institutions?
Thewissen, Stefan; Wang, Chen; Vliet, Olaf van - 2013
delineates trends in earnings inequality and employment at the sectoral level for eight LIS countries between 1985-2005. Earnings … general rise in intrasectoral earnings dispersion and a shift from the manufacturing industry towards the financial sector are … decreased employment within sectors, whilst no evidence is found for relations between earnings inequality and international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009769255
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Disentangling income inequality and the redistributive effect of taxes and transfers in 20 LIS countries over time
Caminada, Koen; Goudswaard, Kees Pieter; Wang, Chen - 2012
In most OECD countries the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past decades. This paper analyzes whether and to what extent taxes and social transfers have contributed to this trend. Has the redistributive power of different social programs changed over time? The paper contributes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009619493
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Diversionary nationalism : economic inequality and the formation of national pride
Solt, Frederick (contributor) - 2008
What accounts for differences in the extent of nationalist sentiments across countries and over time? One prominent argument is that greater economic inequality prompts states to generate more nationalism as a diversion that discourages their citizens from recognizing economic inequality and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003800403
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Standardizing the world income inequality database
Solt, Frederick (contributor) - 2008
Cross-national research on the causes and consequences of income inequality has been hindered by the limitations of existing inequality datasets: greater coverage across countries and over time is available from these sources only at the cost of significantly reduced comparability across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003800405
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Economic inequality and democratic political engagement
Solt, Frederick (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002424654
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Disentangling income inequality and the redistributive effect of social transfers and taxes in 36 LIS countries
Wang, Chen; Caminada, Koen - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010217847
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Relative income poverty rates and poverty alleviation via tax/benefit systems in 49 LIS countries, 1967 2016
Caminada, Koen; Wang, Jinxian; Goudswaard, Kees Pieter; … - 2019
Most welfare states design their tax/benefit system to combat income poverty. Some countries are more effective in poverty alleviation than others. What can explain these variations in outcomes and effectiveness? And has the redistributive power of different social programs changed over time and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009221
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Income inequality and fiscal redistribution in 47 LIS-countries, 1967-2014
Caminada, Koen; Wang, Jinxian; Goudswaard, Kees Pieter; … - 2017
In most OECD countries the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past decades. This paper analyzes whether and to what extent taxes and social transfers have contributed to this trend. Has the redistributive power of different social programs changed over time? The paper contributes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011758409