Arbeitspapier

Preference for Redistribution during Structural Change with Labor Mobility Frictions

Thorough structural change occurs periodically across world economies. In a parsimonious overlapping generation setup with political economy, we present a novel result: structural change not only exacerbates the rise in inequality but also strengthens the preference for redistribution. Labor mobility frictions are instrumental in this mechanism.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15613

Classification
Wirtschaft
Structure and Scope of Government: General
Subject
labor mobility frictions
structural change
redistribution

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Makarski, Krzysztof
Tyrowicz, Joanna
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(where)
Bonn
(when)
2022

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Makarski, Krzysztof
  • Tyrowicz, Joanna
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Time of origin

  • 2022

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