Essays about: "Redistributive Preferences"

Found 4 essays containing the words Redistributive Preferences.

1. 1. How union members’ position in the wage distribution affects income inequality in Germany : An empirical analysis of data from the German Socio-Economic Panel

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Philipp Schönfeld; [2023]
   Keywords : Income inequality; Unions; Redistributive Preferences; Power Resource Theory; GSOEP;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect of union members’ position in the wage distribution on income inequality in Germany between 1998 and 2019. Specifically, data from the German Socio-Economic Panel are analyzed on two levels. READ MORE

3. 2. Implied Redistributive Preferences in Canada

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Quan Cheng Xie; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the implied social preferences for income inequality in the Canadian federal tax system from 2012 to 2019. I characterize social preferences with inverted social welfare weights derived from an optimal tax model featuring comprehensive capital and labour income taxation. READ MORE

4. 3. Socially Just Provision of Housing? : A comparative case study on notions of social justice and the interpretation of the right to adequate housing for all in the municipal housing provision in Stockholm and Berlin.

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Author : Edgar Sarmulis; [2023]
   Keywords : Social justice; housing provision; universal housing policies; selective housing policies; right to adequate housing; Berlin; Stockholm.;

   Abstract : This study explores how notions of social justice are reflected in municipal rhetorics on housing provision in Berlin and Stockholm, as well as how they resonate with ensuring the right to adequate housing for all. The study also examines how the interpretation of the justice perspective within housing provision differs among the two cities and how such variances can be understood in relation to the cities’ pursued housing regimes. READ MORE

5. 4. The Role of Partisan Politics in Lithuanian Higher Education Policies:How does left-right divide of Lithuanian political parties matter for their higher education preferences and policy output?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kristina Saulyte; [2017]
   Keywords : higher education policy; political parties; partisan preferences; redistribution; governance; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Lithuania like other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries has undergone major changes from the communist socio-economic order to the system based on democratic capitalism. This shift towards market economy and the collapse of communist ideology were also reflected in higher education (HE) reforms. READ MORE