Can social spending cushion the inequality effect of globalization?

Arbeitspapier

This paper examines whether social spending cushions the effect of globalization on within-country inequality. Using information on disposable and market income inequality and data on overall social spending, and health and education spending from the ILO and the World Bank/WHO, we analyze whether social spending moderates the association between economic globalization and inequality. The results confirm that economic globalization - especially economic flows - associates with higher income inequality, an effect driven by non-OECD countries. Health spending is strongly associated with lower inequality, but we find no robust evidence that any kind of social spending negatively moderates the association between economic globalization and inequality.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IFN Working Paper ; No. 1286

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health: General
• Thema: Globalization ; Social spending ; Income inequality

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Bergh, Andreas ; Mirkina, Irina ; Nilsson, Therese
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
• (wo): Stockholm
• (wann): 2019

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/210927
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ