Dohodovne nejednakosti i redistributivne preferencije u Hrvatskoj i zemljama EU-a

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ID6216220
AuthorsZoran Šućur (0000-0002-5129-1317, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue2
Pages133-162
Publication date2021-07-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevija za socijalnu politiku (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1845-6014 • E-ISSN: 1330-2965
PublisherPravni Fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu (Law School of the University of Zagreb) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3935/rsp.v28i2.1700
OpenAlexW3195613419
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

INCOME INEQUALITIES AND REDISTRIBUTIVE PREFERENCES IN CROATIA AND EU COUNTRIES: MACRO ANALYSIS Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia The paper analyses the relationship between income inequalities and redistributive preferences. The objectives have been: determine to which degree income inequalities are associated with redistributive preferences, which are the correlates of redistributive preferences on the macro level and which mechanisms of redistribution have been preferred by citizens in the EU countries. Aggregated data from two special Eurobarometer surveys (2010 and 2018) were used as the data source on redistributive preferences, while macro-statistical indicators were taken from the Eurostat database. Bivariate correlational analyses, linear regression and the cluster analysis were used for data processing. A general finding is that redistributive preferences are high in almost all EU countries. It seems that an increase of income inequalities is not the key factor of high redistributive preferences, but it is the perception of income inequalities and the sensitivity of citizens towards income inequalities. Citizens in the EU countries often incorrectly perceive the level of inequalities in society and their place on the income scale. The respondents from post-socialist countries have a larger “aversion” towards income inequalities and want a stronger role of the government in the redistribution and social life. Inhabitants of the EU countries support all key mechanisms of income redistribution (taxes, education, social protection and minimum wage), but they give the largest support to the tax system and the progressive taxation of the wealthy, while there are a lot of suspicions regarding fully free education. Key words: income inequalities, redistributive preferences, European Union, redistributive mechanisms, social justice

Demographic economics · Economic inequality · Economic policy · Economics · Eurobarometer · European Social Survey · European union · Income distribution · Inequality · Political science · Public economics · Redistribution (election · Law · Regional Development and Management Studies

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