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%T The Decline of the Middle Class: New Evidence for Europe
%A Derndorfer, Judith
%A Kranzinger, Stefan
%J Journal of Economic Issues
%N 4
%P 914-938
%V 55
%D 2021
%K middle class; EU-SILC; income inequality
%@ 1946-326X
%~ FDB
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-89472-0
%X This article examines how the middle class has fared in twenty-six European countries between 2004 and 2014 based on European Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) data. We define individuals living in households with a median equivalized disposable household income between 75% and 125% to be middle class. We find that the middle class has decreased in eighteen out of twenty-six countries, which is accompanied by an increase of income polarization. Income redistribution is most influential for explaining differences in the size of the middle class across European countries.
%C GBR
%G en
%9 Zeitschriftenartikel
%W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org
%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info