measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity …

measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity …

-Saxon countries. For Eastern Europe, our results are less definite. Looking at the impact of the tax and benefit schemes in the EU, it … can be concluded that both taxes and transfers reduce inequality of opportunities, with social benefits typically playing … the key role. Furthermore, the equalizing impacts of the tax benefit system on inequality of opportunity differ …

; inequality ; redistribution …-Saxon countries. For Eastern Europe, our results are less definite. Looking at the impact of the tax and benefit schemes in the EU, it … can be concluded that both taxes and transfers reduce inequality of opportunities, with social benefits typically playing …

Lefranc et al. (2008) and a parametric estimation method. Effective redistribution is measured via income concepts at …, Continental European, and Anglo-Saxon countries. For Eastern Europe our results are less definitive. By examining the impact of … redistributive policies in the countries under analysis, it can be concluded that both taxes and transfers reduce inequality of …

We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method allowing us to … inequality by increasing the income share of the top 20% in contrast to the middle class' share. The tax policy effect accounts … for up to 29% of the total change in inequality; its contribution increases up to 41% if we take into account behavioral …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail …: democracy does not lead to a uniform decline in post-tax inequality, but can result in changes in fiscal redistribution and …

We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades … distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find that cross-sectional inequality rose until 2009 for men and women. After the … Great Recession inequality continued to rise at a slower rate for men and fell slightly for women due to compression at the …