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@article{ Ringen1996,
 title = {Can Inequality Be Reformed?},
 author = {Ringen, Stein},
 journal = {Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review},
 number = {1},
 pages = {19-28},
 volume = {4},
 year = {1996},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54026},
 abstract = {Three limitations in standard method measurement of income redistribution are considered: (1) redistribution is seen as a matter of global rather than marginal effects, (2) structural effects on the distribution of factor income are not accounted for, & (3) cross-section & life-cycle effects are conflated. Evidence from recent research is introduced, & it is argued that standard method results are reasonably robust in spite of limitations in the methodology. A positive association in advanced industrial companies between tax/transfer policy & income inequality is contended to be a firmly established conclusion, which suggests that if government wants to modify income inequality, it has a tool for so doing in tax & transfer policy, & if it should want to reshape transfers or taxes for other reasons, it must expect distributional consequences.},
}