Inequality and the demand for redistribution
Are the Assumptions of the New Growth Theory Valid?1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4237274 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malte Lübker (International Labour Organization, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 117-148 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socio-Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-1461 • E-ISSN: 1475-147X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ser/mwl002 |
| OpenAlex | W1969362669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 89 |
| References cited | 46 |
One prominent strand of the new growth theory has identified the political process as a potential channel to link high inequality to lower long-term growth. Several authors have argued that (i) higher inequality causes higher demand for redistribution, (ii) which leads to greater redistribution and higher taxes, and (iii) which is in turn harmful to growth. This article addresses the first step of this argument, a proposition that has been widely accepted as a stylized fact. Using cross section data for 26 countries from the ISSP's module on Social Inequality, it presents an empirical test that yields no support for the idea that public support for redistribution rises with inequality across countries. This finding is attributed to the influence of social justice norms that vary greatly between groups of culturally similar countries.
Argument (complex analysis) · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic inequality · Economics · Inequality · Macroeconomics · Political science · Politics · Proposition · Public economics · Redistribution (election) · Social inequality · Stylized fact · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Mathematics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 89 |
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| Citations per year | 4,05 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 82 |