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turns out to be preferred by society when ex ante income inequality is relatively low, while a majoritarian system is chosen … when income inequality is relatively high. We also obtain that consensual democracies should be expected to be ruled more … the relationship between inequality and redistribution are discussed. Historical evidence and a cross-sectional analysis …
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Economics show that after 1996 the income inequality basically didn't grow, at most structural changes occurred. Results coming … from the author's analysis contradict to previous statement, income inequality kept growing, in addition, the inequality … makes important suggestions for economic policy. By international measure the changes in the Hungarian income inequality are …
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Using the 2004 income survey of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office we consider the targeting of two types of unemployment-related benefits: a) unemployment insurance and re-training benefits and b) the unemloyment assistance (UA). The evidence suggests that unemployment-related benefits...
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Sorting into public sector jobs may be motivated not only by the available income but also by other aspects, such as stronger demand for security or for social usefulness. The demand for larger job security - beside other factors - can be the consequence of family circumstances. We have...
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support. -- distribution ; income inequality ; targeting unemployment-related benefits ; income transfers …
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Economics show that after 1996 the income inequality basically didn't grow, at most structural changes occurred. Results coming … from the author's analysis contradict to previous statement, income inequality kept growing, in addition, the inequality … makes important suggestions for economic policy. By international measure the changes in the Hungarian income inequality are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003986138
Sorting into public sector jobs may be motivated not only by the available income but also by other aspects, such as stronger demand for security or for social usefulness. The demand for larger job security - beside other factors - can be the consequence of family circumstances. We have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009719060
, structure and trend in family labor income inequality. An interesting question is to what extent the rise in women's labor force … income gives an equalizing contribution to family labor income inequality. This illustrates the importance of distinguishing … between one- and two-income families in analysis of family labor income inequality. …
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The study aims at illuminating the following questions: (1) what characterizes enterprises and workers using the temporary work booklet, (2) in what ways do actors on the labour market use the booklet, (3) what motivations drive the economic actors when they decide about the ways of using the...
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This paper describes the impact of the global crisis on China, the central and local level government responses and preferences it triggered as well as the consequences these reactions had on national and regional levels. It focuses on the immediate economic and general systemic reasons of the...
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