Income and earning inequality has been on the rise in most of the OECD and in many emerging economies since the 1980s …. This paper estimates a model of earnings inequality across OECD countries that incorporates determinants of relative demand … have exerted upward pressure on inequality. The estimated model is used to decompose historical changes in earning …

of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context …Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … low intergenerational social mobility and weak real income growth for many households. A more inclusive pattern of growth …

support of Argentina’s G20 presidency. Against a backdrop of increased inequality and persistently low productivity growth …This paper, Tax policies for inclusive growth in a changing world, has been prepared in support of Argentina’s G20 … Presidency. While this paper is focused on taxation policy, it forms part of a broader contribution that the OECD has made in …

income inequality are found to differ depending on the sources of growth and on whether one considers income inequality … transfers, or inequality in disposable incomes, that is, income after taxes and transfers. Labour productivity growth is found …Widespread increases in inequality over the past three decades have raised the question of the distribution of the …

inequality and comparing their evolution over time provides new policy-relevant perspectives on the nature of the changing income … paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … overall income inequality masks compensating changes between the lower and upper halves of the income distribution. Also, it …

policy on track to achieve fiscal targets. Controlling social spending requires making better use of healthcare resources, in … addition, disincentives to employment in the tax and benefit system should be removed, as sustained economic growth is crucial …