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