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Inequality and Unfairness in Europe

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  • Andreas Peichl

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  • Paul Hufe & Andreas Peichl, 2018. "Inequality and Unfairness in Europe," CESifo Forum, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 19(02), pages 26-34, July.
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    3. Paul Hufe & Andreas Peichl & Daniel Weishaar, 2018. "Intergenerationelle Einkommensmobilität: Schlusslicht Deutschland?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 71(20), pages 20-28, October.
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    Keywords

    Einkommensverteilung; Verteilungspolitik; Konzentrationsmaß; Gini-Koeffizient; EU-Regionalpolitik; EU-Staaten; Eurozone;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement

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