2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'argue that the structure of income inequality, rather than its level,
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can explain differences in fiscal redistribution across modern welfare
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states. Contrary to the assertion that there is robust evidence in
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support of this proposition, the present article challenges the argument
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that the distributional allegiances between social groups are a function
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of relative income distances. It makes three central claims: (a) skew in
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the earnings distribution, the key explanatory variable in the empirical
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tests of the original paper, can best be understood as an outcome of
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public policy and labor market institutions, and hence as endogenous to
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the welfare state; (b) relative earnings differentials are not a valid
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proxy measure for the structure of income inequality, the concept of
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theoretical interest; and (c) there is no indication that skew in the
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distribution of incomes (rather than earnings) is positively associated
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with fiscal redistribution. In sum, revisiting an influential
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contribution to the literature offers no support for the proposition
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that the structure of inequality has consequences for fiscal
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redistribution.'
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affiliation: 'Luebker, M (Corresponding Author), Inst Econ \& Social Res WSI, Dusseldorf,
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Germany.
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Luebker, Malte, Inst Econ \& Social Res WSI, Dusseldorf, Germany.'
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author: Luebker, Malte
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author-email: malte-luebker@boeckler.de
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author_list:
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- family: Luebker
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given: Malte
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1093/ser/mwz005
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eissn: 1475-147X
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files: []
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issn: 1475-1461
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journal: SOCIO-ECONOMIC REVIEW
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keywords: 'income distribution; redistribution; labor market institutions; wages;
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social structure'
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-MARKET INSTITUTIONS; MINIMUM-WAGE; INCOME INEQUALITY;
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POLITICAL-ECONOMY; WELFARE-STATE; PREFERENCES; EMPLOYMENT; POLICY;
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PARTISANSHIP; CORPORATISM'
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language: English
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month: APR
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '90'
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orcid-numbers: Luebker, Malte/0000-0003-0744-2285
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pages: 735-763
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papis_id: aea53cbc56eb6c9d7fa25c28247e64ac
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ref: Luebker2021canstructure
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Can the structure of inequality explain fiscal redistribution? Revisiting the
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social affinity hypothesis
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000720754600013
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
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volume: '19'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Political Science; Sociology
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year: '2021'
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