Wissenschaftliche Berichte:
B. Binder-Hammer, M. Christl, S. De Poli:
"Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom?";
Bericht für JRC Working Papers on Taxation and Structural Reforms;
Berichts-Nr. No 14/2021,
2021;
28 S.
Kurzfassung englisch:
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.
Schlagworte:
Redistribution, Welfare state, Inequality, Microsimulation, EUROMOD
Elektronische Version der Publikation:
https://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/publik_298974.pdf