Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom?

Bernhard Hammer (), Michael Christl and Silvia De Poli
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Bernhard Hammer: TU Wien

No 593, Working Papers from ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality

Abstract: Governments face a potential trade-off between provision for the growing population in retirement and the support of working-age households with low income. Using EUROMOD-based microdata from 28 countries, we (a) quantify the redistribution to the pensioner and non-pensioner populations, (b) study the position of net beneficiaries in the overall income distribution and (c) analyse how taxes and benefits affect the working-age population with low income. Our results provide novel insights into the distributive role of tax-benefit systems across Europe. Interestingly, a strong overall redistribution between households is associated with generous pensions for a portion of the retirees but negatively related to support for low-income households.

Keywords: Redistribution; Welfare state; Inequality; Microsimulation; EUROMOD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 H23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2020-11
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Working Paper: Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom? (2021)
Working Paper: Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom? (2021)
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