institutions, are key determinants to understand preferences towards redistribution and equality. …

institutions, are key determinants to understand preferences towards redistribution and equality. Furthermore, we also find that … regional conditions affect the citizens’ preferences for income equality. Higher income inequality leads to stronger …

This paper explains how to build Lorenz Curves for income distributions and discusses their use for inequality … and draw Lorenz Curves. A discussion on the use of Lorenz Curves to represent inequality is also provided. It highlights …

this study I aim to examine the tax system’s modification of horizontal income inequality between the six most prevalent … Luxembourg Income Study (LIS). I estimate pre- and post-fiscal income inequality measured as between-family-type Theil indices …. Using linear regression, I examine the association of the percentage change in inequality and the prevalence of family type …

This paper explores the nexus between the phenomenon of increasing income inequality and redistributive effects of the … difference between inequality of market incomes and disposable incomes. Moreover, this paper will try to estimate the … that the public sector still reduces market income inequality significantly but to a lower extent than in the previous …

If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledgeintensive activities and … reduction reduces statis inefficiency. On the other hand, standard redistribution also reduces the level of R and D because it … that standard redistribution always dominates limitations to IPRs. …

We solve the problem of a social planner who seeks to minimize inequality via transfers with a fixed public budget in a …