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Does redistribution hurt growth? : an empirical assessment of the redistribution-growth relationship in the European Union
Köppl-Turyna, Monika; Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia - 2024
This paper analyzes the relationship between economic growth, inequality and redistribution. In a cross-country setting … the short run. To estimate the impact of redistribution to low-income earners, we introduce a new measure, the so …-called net benefit share (NBS). Contrary to other findings, we show that this (targeted) redistribution to low income earners (Q1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014483700
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Does redistribution hurt growth? : an empirical assessment of the redistribution-growth relationship in the European Union
Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2024
This paper analyzes the relationship between economic growth, inequality and redistribution. In a cross-country setting … the short run. To estimate the impact of redistribution to low-income earners, we introduce a new measure, the so …-called net benefit share (NBS). Contrary to other findings, we show that this (targeted) redistribution to lowincome earners (Q1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014552531
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Towards equilibrium in income distribution : theoretical background and empirical evidence for European countries
Sell, Friedrich L.; Öllinger, Michael - 2015
The paper first aims at showing that personal income distribution – at least after government intervention – tends to be a stationary variable for many European countries. This finding backs earlier results achieved by Ramser (1987). Furthermore, personal incomes follow a log-normal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410029
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Equilibrium and convergence in personal income distribution? : how European countries performed during a phase of huge economic turbulence (2004-2017)
Guo, Yanling; Sell, Friedrich L. - 2020 - This version: January 2020
The authors set up a political economy equilibrium framework for personal income distribution. Located in status theory, their concept is able to explain what justifies a certain or optimal degree of inequality in the society. The authors present an empirical analysis of personal income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146968
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Were we really all in it together? : the distributional effects of the 2010 - 2015 UK Coalition government's tax-benefit policy changes ; an end-of-term update
De Agostini, Paola; Hills, John R.; Sutherland, Holly - 2015
This paper examines the distributional impacts of the changes to benefits, tax credits, pensions and direct taxes between the UK Elections in May 2010 and in May 2015. It also looks ahead to the longer-term effects of changes and plans that were announced by the 2010-2015 Coalition government,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317097
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The redistributive effect and progressivity of taxes revisited : an international comparison across the European Union
Verbist, Gerlinde; Figari, Francesco - 2014
and redistribution through taxes. Second we hereby test whether there is a relationship between progressivity and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010340288
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Income inequality in the European Union
Leyen, Kaja von der - 2012
Poor growth performance over the past decades in Europe has increased concerns for rising income dispersion and social exclusion. European authorities have recently launched the Europe 2020 strategy which aims to improve social inclusion in Europe on top of already existing European regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009690154
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Tax Law, Inequality, and Redistribution : Recent and Possible Future Developments
Shaviro, Daniel - 2022
The current age of inequality is also an age of extensive tax and related public economics scholarship about inequality. Three prominent aspects of recent research especially stand out. The first concerns empirical measurement of economic inequality, as it has changed over time. The second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321546
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How the nature of inequality reduction matters for CO2 emissions
Angel, Tobias; Berthe, Alexandre; Costantini, Valeria; … - 2024
carbon emission reduction than redistribution (inequality reduction by transfers). However, those countries who contribute …-distribution decreases or does not affect the carbon emissions of the biggest global polluters. Redistribution, on the other hand, exhibits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014556641
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Does redistribution hurt growth? : an empirical assessment of the redistribution-growth relationship in the European Union
Christl, Michael; Köppl-Turyna, Monika; De Poli, Silvia - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014515808