Similar Search Results

Reduction of income inequality and subjective well-being in Europe

Hajdu, Tamás; Hajdu, Gábor - 2014

association of reduction of income inequality (redistribution) with subjective wellbeing. Their results provide evidence that … not only the outcome (inequality), but also the procedure (redistribution) that leads to the outcome influences subjective … positive effect of redistribution seems to be stronger for less affluent members of the societies and left-wing oriented …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010357364

The end of the consensus? : labour market developments and the politics of retrenchment

Wren, Anne; Rehm, Philipp - In: Socio-economic review 12 (2014) 2, pp. 409-435

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358861

The politics of opting out : explaining educational financing and popular support for public spending

Busemeyer, Marius R.; Iversen, Torben - In: Socio-economic review 12 (2014) 2, pp. 299-328

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358926

Income inequality and redistribution in post-industrial democracies : demographic, economic and political determinants

Huber, Evelyne; Stephens, John D. - In: Socio-economic review 12 (2014) 2, pp. 245-267

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358934

Human capital mobility : implications for efficiency, income distribution, and policy

Wildasin, David E. - 2014

Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the efficiency and distributional effects of mobility,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358945

Explaining low redistributive impact in Bolivia

Arauco, Verónica Paz; Molina, George Gray; Aguilar, … - In: Public finance review : PFR 42 (2014) 3, pp. 326-345

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010359845

Topping up and the political support for social insurance

Bergh, Andreas - 2013

This paper analyzes how the possibility to complement social income insurance schemes with private insurance affects the political support for social insurance. It is shown that political support for social insurance is weakly decreasing in the replacement rate. Policy makers seeking to maintain...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223003

Equality under threat by the talented : evidence from worker-managed firms

Burdín, Gabriel - 2013

Are high-ability individuals more likely to quit egalitarian regimes? Does the threat of exit by talented individuals restrict the redistributive capacity of democratic organizations? This paper revisits that long-standing debate by analyzing the interplay between compensation structure and quit...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229493

Fair and efficent taxation under partial control

Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2014

We study fair and efficient tax-benefit schemes based on income and non-income factors under partial control. Partial control means that each factor is a specific mixture of unobserved ability (randomly drawn by nature) and effort (chosen by individuals who differ in tastes). Factors differ in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229894

Social insurance, informality and labor markets : how to protect workers while creating good jobs

Pagés, Carmen; Rigolini, Jamele; Robalino, David A. - 2013

This paper provides an overview of the main findings of the book "Social Insurance and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers While Creating New Jobs." The book conceptualizes and reviews the empirical evidence on the potential distortions that the social insurance system of a country can have on...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229925