The Great Recession and the widespread adoption of fiscal austerity policies have heightened concern about inequality and how well tax-benefit systems redistribute. We examine how the distribution of income in the EU countries which were hardest hit during the recession evolved over this time....

Comprehensive modelling of the impact of taxes and tax policy options requires data on the impact at micro-level of both direct and indirect taxes. There are, however, limits on the amount of data that can be gathered by any one survey. With some exceptions, most notably the Living Costs and...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: What Is the Challenge of Inequality? -- Part 1: Inequality in Time and Space -- 1. Turning the Telescope: The Economic Analysis of Income Distribution -- 2. Society as a Sports Field: The Challenge of Bourdieu -- 3....