Arbeitspapier
Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom?
Governments face a potential trade-off between provision for the growing population in retirement and the support of working-age households with low income. Using EUROMOD-based microdata from 28 countries, we (a) quantify the redistribution to the pensioner and non-pensioner populations, (b) study the position of net beneficiaries in the overall income distribution and (c) analyse how taxes and benefits affect the working-age population with low income. Our results provide novel insights into the distributive role of tax-benefit systems across Europe. Interestingly, a strong overall redistribution between households is associated with generous pensions for a portion of the retirees but negatively related to support for low-income households.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 988
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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Redistribution
Welfare state
Inequality
Microsimulation
EUROMOD
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Hammer, Bernhard
Christl, Michael
De Poli, Silvia
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Global Labor Organization (GLO)
- (where)
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Essen
- (when)
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2021
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Hammer, Bernhard
- Christl, Michael
- De Poli, Silvia
- Global Labor Organization (GLO)
Time of origin
- 2021
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