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Subsistence level and theory of the welfare state
Eichner, Thomas - 2015
redistribution mechanism of incomes. Sinn (1995) has developed a normative theory of the welfare state in this view. On a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011326740
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Income inequality and the welfare state : how redistributive is the public sector?
Obst, Thomas - 2013
This paper explores the nexus between the phenomenon of increasing income inequality and redistributive effects of the public sector. In an empirical analysis of seven OECD countries the redistributive effect will be examined by measuring the difference between inequality of market incomes and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010210535
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Taxation of families and "families of taxation"? : inequality modification between family types across welfare states
Schechtl, Manuel - 2020 - This version: 22.07.2020
Previous sociological research has overlooked the fact that a welfare state’s tax system does not solely redistribute from rich to poor (vertical) but also between family types (horizontal). Different types of families are treated differently due to (de-)familialization policies in the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012265932
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Income Inequality and Welfare spending: A disaggregated Analysis
Moene, Karl O.; Wallerstein, Michael - Økonomisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo - 2003
The welfare state is generally viewed as either providing redistribution from rich to poor or as providing publicly …-financed insurance. Both views are incomplete. Welfare policies provide both insurance and redistribution in varying amounts, depending … on the design of the policy. We explore the political consequences of the mix of redistribution and insurance in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008628201
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Expanding the welfare system : a proposal for reform
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1998
The proposal involves the establishment of ?welfare accounts? for every person in a country. There are to be four accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital account (covering education and training), and a health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955894
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Income inequality and welfare spending: A disaggregated analysis
Moene, Karl Ove; Wallerstein, Michael - 2003
The welfare state is generally viewed as either providing redistribution from rich to poor or as providing publicly …-financed insurance. Both views are incomplete. Welfare policies provide both insurance and redistribution in varying amounts, depending … on the design of the policy. We explore the political consequences of the mix of redistribution and insurance in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284489
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Expanding the welfare system: a proposal for reform
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - In: The welfare state in Europe: Challenges and reforms, (pp. 101-117). 1998
The proposal involves the establishment of 'welfare accounts' for every person in a country. There are to be four accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital account (covering education and training), and a health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010313982
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The state as social insurer, labour supply and investments in human capital
Eichner, Thomas - 1998
the constitutional chosen redistribution scheme is determined. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615532
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Taking the 'G' Out of BIG : A Comparative Political Economy Perspective on Basic Income
Boettke, Peter J. - 2015
cash transfers which, given the existence of redistribution, are preferable to the bureaucratic machinery necessary for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013038494
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Crossing the Rio Grande : Migrations, Business Cycles and the Welfare State
Ravn, Morten O.; Canova, Fabio - 2014
interrelations between these dynamic effects and three different fiscal systems for the redistribution of income and find that these … to the welfare system: while there are welfare gains without redistribution, these gains may be turned into costs when … the state engages in redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014053155