OECD加盟国の所得格差 Income Inequality in OECD Countries: What Are the Drivers and Policy Options?

Hoeller, Peter (EDT)/ Joumard, Isabelle (EDT)/ Koske, Isabell (EDT)

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd（2014/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 236 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789814518512
• DDC分類 339.22

Full Description

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?

Contents

Introduction; Mapping Inequality Across the OECD; The Distribution of Labour Income; Income Redistribution via Taxes and Transfers; Poverty; Top Incomes; The Distribution of Wealth; Conclusion: Growth-Enhancing Policies and Inequality.