Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/167528 
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Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 6542
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
The level of disposable income inequality in Israel has increased noticeably since the mid-1980s and today it is above most developed countries. In contrast, market income inequality, which hit a record level in 2002, has reversed its course since then and has shown a sharp decline in subsequent years, and it is now below the OECD average. This paper offers tentative explanations for the inverted U-shape evolution of market income inequality in Israel in the last 25 years, which is distinctive in view of most developed countries’ experience. In addition, this article addresses the unique combination of income inequality in Israel which has one of the highest levels of disposable income inequality but is ranked below the OECD average measure of market income inequality.
Subjects: 
income inequality
redistribution policy
labor market institutions
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JEL: 
C00
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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