Fiscall Adjustments and Income Inequality:A First Assessment

Using a statistical approach to identify fiscal adjustments, we find that fiscal consolidation appears to shorten the income gap. Fiscal austerity plans that succeed in bringing public debt to a sustainable path seem to be more likely to reduce inequality. Expansionary fiscal adjustments are particularly important to promote changes in the income distribution.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Agnello, Luca ; Sousa, Ricardo M.
Institutions:	Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas (NIPE), Universidade do Minho
Subject:	Inequality \| fiscal consolidation \| Kuznets curve \| openness

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NIPE Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 19/2012
Classification:	H10 - Structure and Scope of Government. General ; G18 - Government Policy and Regulation
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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