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We examine the relationship between changes in a country’s public sector fiscal position and inequality at the top and bottom of the income distribution during the age of austerity (2006–13). We use a parametric Lorenz curve model and Gini-like indices of inequality as our measures to assess...
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We examine the relationship between changes in a country's public sector fiscal position and inequality at the top and bottom of the income distribution during the age of austerity (2006-13). We use a parametric Lorenz curve model and Gini-like indices of inequality as our measures to assess...
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The evolution of income distribution over two centuries is an attractive topic because it allows one to test the inverse U-curve hypothesis using long series instead of cross-section data. In Section 1 the distribution trends in countries where global data are available, is considered, that is...
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clubs result in a redistribution of revenues from large market to small market clubs, which may lead to more intense on …
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We complement the institutional literature on gender and the welfare state by examining how taxes and transfers affect the incomes of men and women. Using microsimulation and intra-household income splitting rules, we measure the differences in the level and composition of individual disposable...
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In Europe, there are significant differences in the extent and in the structure of in-work poverty. Based on a … process of income generation and redistribution. The starting point is the question whether a person's own income from work is … state redistribution (taxes and transfers). This comprehensive perspective allows for a separation of labour market related …
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