Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/213283 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge No. 2020,1
Publisher: 
Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fachgruppe für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Neubiberg
Abstract: 
The authors set up a political economy equilibrium framework for personal income distribution. Located in status theory, their concept is able to explain what justifies a certain or optimal degree of inequality in the society. The authors present an empirical analysis of personal income distribution in 23 European countries. The time period covers the years before, during and after the great recession (2004-2017). Linear regressions, which make use of ex-post Gini coefficients, show that the hypothesis of the existence of an equilibrium value for the Gini-coefficient can be weakly confirmed, after controlling for a possible impact from the great recession as well as from EU membership.
Subjects: 
Political Economy
Personal Income Distribution
Equilibrium
Convergence
Redistributive Policies
Great Recession
EU Membership
JEL: 
D31
D60
D63
D71
D72
E62
H23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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