policies are able to effectively reduce income inequality. We contribute to this research question by using different country …-level data sources to study inequality trends in OECD countries since 1980. We first investigate the development of inequality … over time before analyzing the question of whether governments can effectively reduce inequality. Different identification …

Recent discussions about rising inequality in industrialized countries have triggered calls for more government … intervention and redistribution. Due to obvious behavioral effects caused by redistribution, it is however not clear whether … redistributional policies are indeed able to combat inequality. This paper contributes to this relevant research question by using …

Recent discussions about rising inequality in industrialized countries have triggered calls for more government … intervention and redistribution. Due to obvious behavioral effects caused by redistribution, it is however not clear whether … redistributional policies are indeed able to combat inequality. This paper contributes to this relevant research question by using …

How do different components of the tax and transfer systems affect disposable income inequality? This paper explores … the redistributive effects of different tax benefit instruments in the enlarged EU based on two approaches. Inequality … analysis based on the standard approach suggests that benefits are the most important factor reducing inequality in the …

This paper explores whether more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if … with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System GMM estimator and use the presumably random incidence of certain … reduces inequality levels. The result is robust with respect to the instrument count and different data restrictions. Looking …

This paper explores if more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if … with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System GMM estimator and use the presumably random incidence of certain … reduces inequality levels. The result is robust with respect to the instrument count and different data restrictions. Looking …

inequality and it’s change during the 2004-2010 period in EU Member States. The analysis uses EU-SILC data to study the … components of income inequality and its change both during years of economic growth (2004-2007) and during years of economic … 2004 and 2007 inequality of market income declined, most importantly in countries with important gains in employment, while …