Globalisation, inequality and redistribution

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The present paper seeks to explain the pattern of income redistribution in a globalised world of increased market income inequality and lower costs of factor mobility. In some countries, larger market income inequality has been met by an increased redistributive effort, thus keeping the distribution of disposable incomes relatively stable. In other countries, larger market inequality has been accompanied by a reduction in transfers, thus leading to growth in disposable income inequality. In our model, the initial level of market income inequality is crucial in explaining how an increase in this variable affects redistribution.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: cege Discussion Papers ; No. 33

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements
• Subject: Globalisation ; Inequality ; Redistribution ; Majority voting ; Globalisierung ; Einkommensverteilung ; Einkommensumverteilung ; Public Choice ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bjorvatn, Kjetil ; Cappelen, Alexander W.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege)
• (where): Göttingen
• (when): 2004

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/22160
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET