Determinant factors in the convergence of welfare effort in OECD countries: a decomposition of the Theil indices

This article uses Theil's index to confirm the convergence of welfare effort in 21 developed countries. Taking advantage of the properties of this index, this article decomposes the dispersion of effort into its immediate determinants and thus illustrates that it is possible for there to be convergence in welfare effort but not in the intensity with which national systems protect their citizens.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Olaskoaga-Larrauri, Jon ; Alaez-Aller, Ricardo ; Arrospide-Zabala, Eneko
Published in:	Applied Economics Letters. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1350-4851. - Vol. 18.2011, 13, p. 1263-1266
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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