Austerity, inequality and politics

We analyze the effect of budget consolidation on income inequality in 17 OECD countries while controlling for political and ideological differences. We find that the impact of fiscal adjustments on the Gini coefficient does not depend on the political party in power, but on the type of government. A...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European Journal of Political Economy 2014-09, Vol.35, p.1-22
Hauptverfasser:	Schaltegger, Christoph A., Weder, Martin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Coalition Governments Coalitions Expenditures Fiscal adjustment Fiscal policy Ideology Income Inequality Minorities Minority Governments OECD Political economy Political Parties Political Power
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