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Social spending generosity and income inequality: a dynamic panel approach
Niehues, Judith - 2010
on pre-government income inequality hints at substantial disincentive effects. -- social benefits ; redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009007489
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Social spending generosity and income inequality : a dynamic panel approach
Niehues, Judith - 2010 - This version: October 29, 2010
This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects. To account for the inherent endogeneity of social policies with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008827068
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Social Spending Generosity and Income Inequality : A Dynamic Panel Approach
Niehues, Judith - 2011
This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects. To account for the inherent endogeneity of social policies with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132275
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Social Spending Generosity and Income Inequality : A Dynamic Panel Approach
Niehues, Judith - 2010
This paper explores if more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects. To account for the inherent endogeneity of social policies with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System GMM...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138256
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The distributional impact of social transfers in the European Union : evidence from the ECHP
Heady, Christopher John; Mitrakos, Theodōros M.; … - 2001
Social transfers vary enormously across the EU, as has been demonstrated in earlier research. This paper analyses the comparative effects of cash transfers on inequality and poverty, using consistent household data. The analysis shows that the distributional impact of these transfers is greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403489
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Disentangling Income Inequality and the Redistributive Effect of Taxes and Transfers in 20 LIS Countries Over Time
Caminada, Koen - 2012
redistribution in a comparative setting. We use micro-data from the Luxembourg Income Study to examine household market inequality …, redistribution from transfers and taxes, and the underlying social programs that drive the changes, for 20 countries from the mid … programs. We focus on changes in fiscal redistribution of 13 different social programs and taxes. We observe a sizeable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098692
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The distributional impact of social transfers in the European Union : evidence from the ECHP
Heady, Christopher John; Mitrakos, Theodōros M.; … - In: Fiscal studies : the journal of the Institute for … 22 (2001) 4, pp. 547-565
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001636075
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The distributional impact of social transfers in the European Union : evidence from the ECHP
Heady, Christopher John; Mitrakos, Theodōros M.; … - 2001
Social transfers vary enormously across the EU, as has been demonstrated in earlier research. This paper analyses the comparative effects of cash transfers on inequality and poverty, using consistent household data. The analysis shows that the distributional impact of these transfers is greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001624315
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Welfare and redistributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2019
This paper presents an analysis of the recent evolution of social assistance in the developing world, looking at its complex typological configuration, which has interlinked with, and partly reflects the complex demographic and epidemiological transitions and rapid urbanization and economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124448
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Social Spending Generosity and Income Inequality: A Dynamic Panel Approach
Niehues, Judith - 2010
This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects. To account for the inherent endogeneity of social policies with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600978