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Left-behind vs. unequal places : interpersonal inequality, economic decline, and the rise of populism in the US and Europe

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Terrero-Dávila, Javier; Lee, Neil - 2023

interpersonal inequality, and the rise of far-right populism in Europe and in the US. The analysis -conducted at small region level … for Europe and county level for the US- shows that there are both similarities and differences in the factors connected to … minorities shunned populism. In Europe, the most significant factor behind the rise of far-right populism is economic decline …

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Inequality and welfare estimates using two alternative weighting schemes

Bönke, Timm (contributor); Schröder, Carsten (contributor) - 2007

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Rising income inequality and living standards in OECD countries : how does the middle fare?

Thewissen, Stefan; Kenworthy, Lane; Nolan, Brian; Roser, Max - 2015

This paper uses data from the key comparative sources available for the rich countries to examine how both real median incomes and income inequality have evolved from around 1980 through the Great Recession. There are striking differences across OECD countries in average real median income...

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The implications of cross-national policies for the relative incomes of families with children by family structure and parental education

Moller, Stephanie; Misra, Joya; Wemlinger, Elizabeth; … - 2013

Focusing on an array of European and North American welfare states between 1985 and 2005, we consider how welfare state policies are related to households' relative incomes, taking into account cross-national and temporal differences in income distributions. At the same time, we consider how two...

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Global trends in intergenerational income inequality?

Guaitoli, Gabriele; Pancrazi, Roberto - 2022

We document the evolution of intergenerational income (IGI ) inequality, measured as the relative income between old and young individuals, using harmonised microdata from 42 countries at different stages of economic development. In the last 20 years, IGI inequality has increased (in favour of...

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Perceived social position and income inequality : do they move together? : evidence from Europe and the United States

Ricci, Chiara Assunta - 2016

The match between perception and reality can depend on many different elements across societies over time, but subjective and objective dimensions are both relevant particularly in social class analysis. The aim of this paper is to investigate perceived social position and income inequality in...

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Income inequality and redistribution in Europe

Tóthová, Simona - 2011

This thesis is an empirical investigation of the relationship between income inequality and redistribution and their impact on the poorest segment of population. It is examined by two models in which we use transformed Gini coefficient as a measure of income inequality and sharegain (difference...

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Social stratification and political articulation : why attitudinal class differences vary across countries

Kumlin, Staffan (contributor); Svallfors, Stefan (contributor) - 2008

Class differences in attitudes towards redistribution are compared across European countries. Two main competing hypotheses are tested, using scatterplots and multi-level modelling. The first is that class differences in attitudes are affected mainly by real class stratification, so that class...

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Government programs and social outcomes : the United States in comparative perspective

Smeeding, Timothy M. (contributor) - 2005

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Rewealthization in 21st century Western countries : the defining trend of the socioeconomic squeeze of the middle class

Chauvel, Louis; Bar Haim, Eyal; Hartung, Anne; Murphy, Emily - 2021

Over the last three decades, the wealth-to-income ratio (WIR) in many Western countries, particularly in Europe and …

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