Arbeitspapier

Determinants of governmental redistribution

This paper investigates the major drivers of governmental redistribution. We retest the Meltzer-Richard hypothesis and account for a plethora of political, institutional, and cultural forces that influence the scope of redistribution. Extended and harmonized data on effective redistribution recently provided by the SWIID allows for the assessment of the origins of governmental redistribution for a broad sample of countries. Our results confirm the Meltzer-Richard hypothesis, indicating that the link between market inequality and redistribution is even stronger when using perceived inequality measures. We support the decisive role of the median voter, though also approving a crucial role of top incomes. Political and institutional conditions as well as cultural aspects significantly influence governments in their decisions regarding the amount of redistribution.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Discussion Paper Series ; No. 132

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
Thema
Redistribution
Inequality
Economic Policy
Dynamic Panel Data

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Gründler, Klaus
Köllner, Sebastian
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Chair of Economic Order and Social Policy
(wo)
Würzburg
(wann)
2015

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Gründler, Klaus
  • Köllner, Sebastian
  • Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Chair of Economic Order and Social Policy

Entstanden

  • 2015

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