Income Inequality In Oecd Countries: What Are The Drivers And Policy Options? (Hardcover)

This book provides a comprehensive review of income inequality issues in the OECD in a cross-country setting. It presents a wealth of data and analysis on the formation of inequality and identifies groups of countries that share similar inequality patterns. It also reviews developments at the extremes of the income distribution, namely poverty, top incomes as well as the distribution of wealth. An important contribution of the book is the careful examination of the determinants of the income distribution, such as globalisation and technical progress as well as the effect of a wide range of economic policies that shape the distribution of income. These include in particular labour market regulations, household taxes and transfers as well as in-kind public services. It also sheds light on an under-researched issue: do policies aimed at boosting economic growth raise or reduce income inequality?

General

Imprint:	World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	2014
First published:	October 2013
Editors:	Peter Hoeller • Isabelle Joumard • Isabell Koske
Dimensions:	238 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-981-4518-51-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General
LSN:	981-4518-51-4
Barcode:	9789814518512

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