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Perceived social position and income inequality : do they move together? : evidence from Europe and the United States
Ricci, Chiara Assunta - 2016
The match between perception and reality can depend on many different elements across societies over time, but subjective and objective dimensions are both relevant particularly in social class analysis. The aim of this paper is to investigate perceived social position and income inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011484327
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The intergenerational dynamics of social inequality : empirical evidence from Europe and the United States
Eberharter, Veronika V. - 2013
Based on nationally representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) we analyze the intergenerational transmission of economic and social (dis-)advantages in Germany, the United States and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010188878
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Left-behind vs. unequal places : interpersonal inequality, economic decline, and the rise of populism in the US and Europe
Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Terrero-Dávila, Javier; Lee, Neil - 2023
interpersonal inequality, and the rise of far-right populism in Europe and in the US. The analysis -conducted at small region level … for Europe and county level for the US- shows that there are both similarities and differences in the factors connected to … minorities shunned populism. In Europe, the most significant factor behind the rise of far-right populism is economic decline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014455343
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between United States and Europe? : the Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009 - Rev. version
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894063
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between the United States and Europe? : the Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003909517
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Causes of changing earnings inequality
Snower, Dennis J. - 1999
This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294713
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Why Does the Amount of Income Redistribution Differ between The United States and Europe? The Janus Face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule - 2014
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071181
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Causes of changing earnings inequality
Snower, Dennis J. - 1999
This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the U.S. over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272949
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Inequality of earnings
Snower, Dennis J. - 1999
This Paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the US over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332733
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Levels and trends in the income mobility of U.S. families, 1977 - 2012
Bradbury, Katharine L. - 2016 - This version: July 2016
Much of America's promise is predicated on economic mobility - the possibility that people can move up and down the economic ladder during their lifetimes. Mobility is of particular consequence when economic disparities are increasing. Using panel data and mobility concepts and measures adapted...
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