recession, resulting in a substantial rise in unemployment, and income and wealth inequality. This paper uses longitudinal data …

also who moves up and down the income ladder over time. While income inequality has increased in most OECD countries, in … progressive taxation has also reduced the top 1 per cent’s share of disposable income. This paper finds that income inequality … to greater income inequality but also higher upward income mobility. Indeed, the analysis in the paper shows upward …

This paper analyses income inequality in Ireland using a new panel dataset based on the administrative tax records of … the Revenue Commissioners for Ireland. High inequality at market incomes in Ireland by international standards appears to …

over inequality. It documents how concern over income disparities has risen in OECD countries over the long run. Nowadays … intergenerational mobility is low. Yet, sufficient support for inequality-reducing policies may fail to arise if people do not agree on … are often divided as to the extent of inequality and what should be done to address this challenge. The report illustrates …

This paper analyses income, wealth and earnings inequality in Australia, using the Household, Income and Labour … Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey as the primary source of data. Income inequality in Australia has risen in the last two … a rising inequality in wages – mostly through rapid earnings increases among top earners - this has been offset by …

rates. However, the economy is now slowing at a time when inequality remains very high, making future social progress …. First, it argues that Chile needs to increase income redistribution through its tax and transfer system towards levels … should be less disparate, as they explain around 70% of income inequality. This should be done by updating labour legislation …

Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … degree, high income inequality is attributable to the large dispersion of earned income, which should be addressed by …

common finding that redistribution reduces income inequalities by much less in the US than in much of Europe. Since more … examines the effects of benefit and tax reforms on the distribution of incomes of non-elderly individuals in Europe and in the … redistribution patterns observed since the 1980s, and the immediate crisis-related challenges, including a much greater need for …