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fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for … redistribution, inequality between groups have the opposite effect. All these results hold even if a poor group is in majority. Using … increases and between group inequality decreases redistribution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508116
Expansion of the public sector and redistributive policies may reduce income inequality, but formal tests suffer from … income inequality and government size, measured as the government expenditure share in GDP. Using a novel instrument - the … the true role of the government in attenuating income inequality. The estimated relationship between income inequality and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012151150
Expansion of the public sector and redistributive policies may reduce income inequality, but formal tests suffer from … income inequality and government size, measured as the government expenditure share in GDP. Using a novel instrument - the … the true role of the government in attenuating income inequality. The estimated relationship between income inequality and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011955505
fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for … redistribution, inequality between groups has the opposite effect. All these results hold even if a poor group is in majority. Using … increases and between race inequality decreases redistribution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284464
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This paper re-examines the link between globalization and income inequality. We use data for 140 countries over the … between globalization and income inequality differs across different groups of countries. There is a robust positive … relationship between globalization and inequality in the transition countries including China and most countries of Middle and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011789164
This paper re-examines the link between globalization and income inequality. We use data for 140 countries over the … between globalization and income inequality differs across different groups of countries. There is a robust positive … relationship between globalization and inequality in the transition countries including China and most countries of Middle and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794029
This testimony makes three main points. First, income volatility, especially when it involves income declines, imposes significant hardships on American families. It heightens stress about finances and may increase household living expenses. These hardships are most pronounced for middle-and...
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600978
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274676