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100 1 _aBlanchet, Thomas
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245 1 0 _aWhy Is Europe more equal than the United States?
_c Thomas Blanchet, Lucas Chancel and Amory Gethin
500 _aResumen
504 _aBibliografía
520 _aThis 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.
650 4 _aDESIGUALDAD
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650 4 _aINGRESOS FISCALES
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650 4 _aIMPUESTOS
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650 4 _aMACROECONOMIA
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650 4 _aTRANSFERENCIAS
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650 0 _aECONOMÍA COMPARADA
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650 4 _aEUROPA
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650 4 _aESTADOS UNIDOS
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700 1 _aChancel, Lucas
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700 1 _aGethin, Amory
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773 0 _9168433
_oOP 2134/2022/4
_tAmerican Economic Journal : Applied Economics
_w(IEF)82246
_x1945-7782
_gv. 14, n. 4, October 2022, p. 480-518
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