, pensioners are compared on their poverty rates and inequality. The redistribution paradox states that poverty will be the highest … redistribution further states that inequality will be higher when the first pillar provides flat-rate pensions and will be the lowest …), inequality is higher than in Belgium (wage coupled pension) when calculated on the basis of pension income. When disposable …

This study investigated whether earnings inequality is associated with social capital as measured by active membership … inequality was associated with lower values on both measures of social capital in 14 European countries. While causality in … either direction cannot be inferred from this result, it does suggest the possibility that earnings inequality negatively …