2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Scholars and policymakers who call for social investment (SI) policies
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hope that SI policies reduce income inequality and poverty, among other
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policy goals. Meanwhile, some others point out potentially less pro-poor
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effects of SI policies. There are relatively few cross-national studies
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that empirically examine the distributional effects of SI policies. The
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current study seeks to fill the gap by investigating the effects of SI
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policies on income inequality in OECD countries. The empirical analysis
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finds mixed results. Parental leave benefits reduce market income
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inequality, but other family support policies do not lessen inequality,
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and family allowances and paid leave (the length of generous leave) even
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increase it. The effects of some family policies are partly
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context-specific. In contexts where there are a large number of
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single-mother households, parental leave benefits reduce market income
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inequality. There is no stable evidence that education and active labour
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market policy (ALMP) reduce market income inequality. Education and
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ALMP, however, reduce disposable income inequality (even after
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controlling for left governments and Nordic countries). The article
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suggests that in countries with high education and/or ALMP spending, the
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skills of workers towards the lower end of the income distribution may
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be relatively high (even though their pre-tax and transfer income may be
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low), and it may make their income salvageable with redistributive
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policies. In this sense, SI policies and conventional redistributive
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policies may be complementary in reducing disposable income inequality.'
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affiliation: 'Sakamoto, T (Corresponding Author), Meiji Gakuin Univ, Fac Int Studies,
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Totsuka Ku, 1518 Kamikuratacho, Yokohama, Kanagawa 1088636, Japan.
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Sakamoto, Takayuki, Meiji Gakuin Univ, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.'
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article-number: 09589287211018146
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author: Sakamoto, Takayuki
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author-email: halosakamoto@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Sakamoto
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given: Takayuki
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/09589287211018146
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earlyaccessdate: JUL 2021
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eissn: 1461-7269
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files: []
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issn: 0958-9287
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journal: JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
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keywords: 'Active labour market policy; education; family support; income
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inequality; industrial democracies; social investment policy; welfare
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states'
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keywords-plus: '18 OECD COUNTRIES; FAMILY POLICIES; POVERTY; REDISTRIBUTION; EMPLOYMENT;
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GROWTH'
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '41'
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orcid-numbers: Sakamoto, Takayuki/0000-0002-6810-5322
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pages: 440-456
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papis_id: 379ff2121ed2a2247c87000f3976d8d5
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ref: Sakamoto2021dosocial
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researcherid-numbers: Sakamoto, Takayuki/A-9159-2009
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times-cited: '4'
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title: Do social investment policies reduce income inequality? An analysis of industrial
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countries
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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:000675798000001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '18'
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volume: '31'
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web-of-science-categories: Public Administration; Social Issues
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year: '2021'
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