Blanchet, Thomas
Why Is Europe more equal than the United States? / Thomas Blanchet, Lucas Chancel and Amory Gethin
Resumen
Bibliografía
This article combines all available data to produce pretax and posttax income inequality series in 26 European countries from 1980 to 2017. Our estimates are consistent with macroeconomic growth and comparable with US distributional national accounts. Inequality grew in nearly all European countries, but much less than in the US. Contrary to a widespread view, we demonstrate that Europe's lower inequality levels cannot be explained by more equalizing tax and transfer systems. After accounting for indirect taxes and in-kind transfers, the US redistributes a greater share of national income to low-income groups than any European country. "Predistribution," not "redistribution," explains why Europe is less unequal than the United States.
DESIGUALDAD
INGRESOS FISCALES
IMPUESTOS
MACROECONOMIA
TRANSFERENCIAS
ECONOMÍA COMPARADA
EUROPA
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Chancel, Lucas
Gethin, Amory
American Economic Journal : Applied Economics 1945-7782v. 14, n. 4, October 2022, p. 480-518
Why Is Europe more equal than the United States? / Thomas Blanchet, Lucas Chancel and Amory Gethin
Resumen
Bibliografía
This article combines all available data to produce pretax and posttax income inequality series in 26 European countries from 1980 to 2017. Our estimates are consistent with macroeconomic growth and comparable with US distributional national accounts. Inequality grew in nearly all European countries, but much less than in the US. Contrary to a widespread view, we demonstrate that Europe's lower inequality levels cannot be explained by more equalizing tax and transfer systems. After accounting for indirect taxes and in-kind transfers, the US redistributes a greater share of national income to low-income groups than any European country. "Predistribution," not "redistribution," explains why Europe is less unequal than the United States.
DESIGUALDAD
INGRESOS FISCALES
IMPUESTOS
MACROECONOMIA
TRANSFERENCIAS
ECONOMÍA COMPARADA
EUROPA
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Chancel, Lucas
Gethin, Amory
American Economic Journal : Applied Economics 1945-7782v. 14, n. 4, October 2022, p. 480-518