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A new fiscal pact, tax policy changes and income inequality: Latin America during the last decade
Cornia, Giovanni Andrea; Gómez-Sabaini, Juan Carlos; … - 2011
income improved on average by 0.4-0.8 points, and that, as a result, redistribution via taxation improved (especially in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280161
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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
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Gewalttätige Konflikte erhöhen Einkommensungleichheit
Vothknecht, Marc - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 40, pp. 683-687
Politische Unruhen, Bürgerkriege und im Extrem Völkermord sind einige der Gründe für die enttäuschende Wirtschaftsentwicklung in vielen Entwicklungsländern in den letzten Jahrzehnten, vor allem in Afrika. Perioden andauernder Gewalt beeinflussen auch die Verteilung von Einkommen in den...
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The politics of inequality and redistribution in Latin America's post-adjustment era
Roberts, Kenneth M. - 2012
Declining social and economic inequalities since the late 1990s coincided with several basic shifts in Latin America's political landscape, including an electoral turn to the left and a revival of social mobilization from below. These shifts helped to 'repoliticize' inequality and return...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319871
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A hazai jövedelemeloszlás és jövedelemegyenlőtlenség mérése és elemzése személyi jövedelembevallási adatok alapján
Kovács, Ilona - 2010
The introduction of the paper discusses the different opinions about income inequalities and income distribution. Further the author presents the most important alternative methods for measuring income inequalities. Contrary to the traditional income distribution analysis the underlying data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494426
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Measuring and Analyzing Income Distribution and Income Inequality in Hungary based on Data from Personal Income Tax Returns
Kovács, Ilona - 2010
This study surveys various views on income distribution and income inequality and presents alternative approaches to and analytical methods of measuring income inequality. In contrast to traditional income distribution analyses, the author examines the development of income distribution and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494437
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302716
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2010
less in favor of income redistribution. In societies with a high level of actual social mobility, income inequality is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422202
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Four critiques of the redistribution hypothesis: An assessment
Milanovic, Branko - 2010
The reformulation of the median voter hypothesis and its testing proposed in Milanovic (2000) has been criticized from four different perspectives. The critiques are discussed and assessed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335351
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Income inequality, redistribution and poverty: Contrasting rational choices and behavioural perspectives
Luebker, Malte - 2012
inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter's preferences. While numerous papers have tested … this proposition, the literature has remained divided over the appropriate measure for redistribution. Revisiting the … redistribution should increase in line with inequality. An empirical test based on 110 observations from the Luxembourg Income Study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335364