, while welfare caseloads are higher under Democratic Governors. In terms of social and economic outcomes, Democratic … Governors tend to preside over higher median post-tax income, lower posttax inequality, and lower unemployment rates. However … policy outcomes and social welfare. I find no evidence of gubernatorial partisan differences in tax rates, welfare generosity …

wages and more redistributive taxes. Under Republican Governors, incarceration rates are higher, while welfare caseloads are … median post-tax income, lower post-tax inequality, and lower unemployment rates. However, for 25 of the 32 dependent … variables, gubernatorial partisanship does not have a statistically significant impact on policy outcomes and social welfare. I …

aggregates and welfare. We argue that even though the laissez-faire equilibrium may be inefficient, there are usually better …

regional interpersonal income and educational inequality, also influence wages and education in different ways across welfare …This paper examines whether differences in welfare regimes shape the incentives to work and get educated. Using … microeconomic data for more than 100,000 European individuals, the results show that welfare regimes make a difference for wages and …

outcomes, particularly in the context of growing wage inequality in the labour market. The analysis also shows that the reforms …