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Einkommensgleichheit und Umverteilung

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Häufig wird in Folge steigender Einkommensungleichheit eine verstärkte Umverteilung in Richtung der ärmeren Haushalte gefordert. Die Richtung des Zusammenhangs zwischen Umverteilung und Einkommensungleichheit ist in der (polit-)ökonomischen Literatur allerdings umstritten. Während einige theoretische Modelle mit steigender Ungleichheit eine Umverteilung von 'den oberen zu den unteren" Einkommensschichten vorhersagen, lässt sich aus anderen Modellen ableiten, dass die Umverteilung von "den unteren zu den oberen" oder von "den oberen und den unteren in Richtung der mittleren" Haushalte der Einkommensverteilung erfolgt. Der letzte Zusammenhang wird in Anlehnung an die Beobachtung Aaron Directors als "Director's Law" bezeichnet. Die vorliegende Studie findet dafür empirische Evidenz.

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  • Mohl, Philipp, 2008. "Einkommensgleichheit und Umverteilung," ZEW Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, vol. 11(3), pages 10-11.
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