Income Inequality In Oecd Countries

Author : Brian Keeley,Oecd
Publisher : Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9264246002

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Income Inequality by Brian Keeley,Oecd Pdf

Income inequality is rising. A quarter of a century ago, the average disposable income of the richest 10% in OECD countries was around seven times higher than that of the poorest 10%; today, it's around 9½ times higher. Why does this matter? Many fear this widening gap is hurting individuals, societies and even economies. This book explores income inequality across five main headings. It starts by explaining some key terms in the inequality debate. It then examines recent trends and explains why income inequality varies between countries. Next it looks at why income gaps are growing and, in particular, at the rise of the 1%. It then looks at the consequences, including research that suggests widening inequality could hurt economic growth. Finally, it examines policies for addressing inequality and making economies more inclusive.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264044197

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Growing Unequal? Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries by OECD Pdf

This report provides evidence of a fairly generalised increase in income inequality over the past two decades across OECD countries, but the timing, intensity and causes of the increase differ from what is typically suggested in the media.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264872004

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Does Inequality Matter? How People Perceive Economic Disparities and Social Mobility by OECD Pdf

The recovery after the COVID-19 crisis requires policies and reforms that tackle inequalities and promote equal opportunities. However, the implementation of such reforms requires widespread support from the public. To better understand what factors drive public support, this report provides a detailed cross-country analysis of people’s perceptions of and concern over inequality.

Author : Peter Hoeller,Isabelle Joumard,Isabell Koske
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814518529

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Income Inequality in OECD Countries by Peter Hoeller,Isabelle Joumard,Isabell Koske Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive review of income inequality issues in the OECD in a cross-country setting. It presents a wealth of data and analysis on the formation of inequality and identifies groups of countries that share similar inequality patterns. It also reviews developments at the extremes of the income distribution, namely poverty, top incomes as well as the distribution of wealth. An important contribution of the book is the careful examination of the determinants of the income distribution, such as globalisation and technical progress as well as the effect of a wide range of economic policies that shape the distribution of income. These include in particular labour market regulations, household taxes and transfers as well as in-kind public services. It also sheds light on an under-researched issue: do policies aimed at boosting economic growth raise or reduce income inequality

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264150348

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Under Pressure: The Squeezed Middle Class by OECD Pdf

Middle-class households feel left behind and have questioned the benefits of economic globalisation.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264921412

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Government at a Glance 2021 by OECD Pdf

The 2021 edition includes input indicators on public finance and employment; process indicators include data on institutions, budgeting practices, human resources management, regulatory governance, public procurement, governance of infrastructure, public sector integrity, open government and digital government. Outcome indicators cover core government results (e.g. trust, political efficacy, inequality reduction) and indicators on access, responsiveness, quality and satisfaction for the education, health and justice sectors.

Author : Anthony Barnes Atkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Budget
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112847590

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Increased Income Inequality in OECD Countries and the Redistributive Impact of the Government Budget by Anthony Barnes Atkinson Pdf

Author : Keeley Brian
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264246010

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OECD Insights Income Inequality The Gap between Rich and Poor by Keeley Brian Pdf

This book explores income inequality across five main headings. It starts by explaining some key terms in the inequality debate. It then examines recent trends and explains why income inequality varies between countries.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264301085

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A Broken Social Elevator? How to Promote Social Mobility by OECD Pdf

This report provides new evidence on social mobility in the context of increased inequalities of income and opportunities in OECD and selected emerging economies. It covers the aspects of both, social mobility between parents and children and of personal income mobility over the life course, ...

Author : Melike Wulfgramm,Tonia Bieber,Stephan Leibfried
Publisher : Springer
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137511843

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Welfare State Transformations and Inequality in OECD Countries by Melike Wulfgramm,Tonia Bieber,Stephan Leibfried Pdf

This book analyzes how recent welfare state transformations across advanced democracies have shaped social and economic disparities. The authors observe a trend from a compensatory paradigm towards supply oriented social policy, and investigate how this phenomenon is linked to distributional outcomes. How – and how much – have changes in core social policy fields alleviated or strengthened different dimensions of inequality? The authors argue that while the market has been the major cause of increasing net inequalities, the trend towards supply orientation in most social policy fields has further contributed to social inequality. The authors work from sociological and political science perspectives, examining all of the main branches of the welfare state, from health, education and tax policy, to labour market, pension and migration policy. /div

Author : Mr.Patrick Van Houdt
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451841862

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Do Labor Market Policies and Growth Fundamentals Matter for Income Inequality in Oecd Countries? Some Empirical Evidence by Mr.Patrick Van Houdt Pdf

Income distribution may be related to fundamentals affecting economic growth and to labor market policies. Noting that inequality is affected by unemployment. This paper presents a model in which labor market policies affect unemployment which in turn affects inequality. The model also includes the effects of changes in per capita income on inequality through the accumulation of physical capital and technological know–how. When a resulting reduced–form relationship is estimated, its explanatory power is surprisingly high: on average, it explains about three quarters of the variation in inequality measures for the OECD countries, and Granger Causality tests confirm the model’s predictions.

Author : Anthony B. Atkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Income distribution
ISBN : 9524550911

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Increased Income Inequality in OECD Countries and the Redistributive Impact of the Government Budget by Anthony B. Atkinson Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264279087

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Preventing Ageing Unequally by OECD Pdf

This report examines how the two global mega-trends of population ageing and rising inequalities have been developing and interacting, both within and across generations.

Author : Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Publisher : Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Economic forecasting
ISBN : 9264261370

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OECD Regional Outlook 2016 by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Pdf

The OECD Regional Outlook 2016 examines the widening productivity gap across regions within countries, and the implications of these trends for the well-being of people living in different places.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264900226

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The Role of Firms in Wage Inequality Policy Lessons from a Large Scale Cross-Country Study by OECD Pdf

Even though firms play a key role in shaping wages, wage inequality and the gender wage gap, firms have so far only featured to a limited extent in the policy debates around these issues. The evidence in this volume shows that around one third of overall wage inequality can be explained by gaps in pay between firms rather than differences in the level and returns to workers’ skills.