Handbook of Income Distribution, Vol 2a

Volume 2a
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-444-59428-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 1288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 2122 g

What new theories, evidence, explanations, and policies have shaped our studies of income distribution in the 21st century?Editors Tony Atkinson and Francois Bourguignon assemble the expertise of leading authorities in this survey of substantive issues. In two volumes they address subjects that were not covered in Volume 1 (2000), such as education, health and experimental economics; and subjects that were covered but where there have been substantial new developments, such as the historical study of income inequality and globalization. Some chapters discuss future growth areas, such as inheritance, the links between inequality and macro-economics and finance, and the distributional implications of climate change. They also update empirical advances and major changes in the policy environment.

Zielgruppe

Graduate students and researchers worldwide working in all areas of economics, and in particular economic policy, macroeconomics, education, and labor economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Atkinson, Anthony B

Bourguignon, Francois

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Concepts and approaches
1. Income distribution in the history of economic thought
Agnar Sandmo
2. Inequality, income and well-being
Marc Fleurbaey, Erik Schokkaert and Koen Decancq
3. Multi-dimensional inequality and poverty
Andrea Brandolini and Rolf Aaberge
4. Equality of opportunity
John E. Roemer and Alain Trannoy
5. Polarization
Jean-Yves Duclos
6. Statistical methods for distributional analysis
Frank Cowell and Emmanuel Flachaire

Part II Evidence
7. Long-run trends in the distribution of income and wealth
Daniel Waldenstrom and Jesper Roine
8. Post-1970 trends in within-country inequality and poverty
Timothy Michael Smeeding, Jeffrey Thompson and Salvatore Morelli
9. Post-1970 trends in inequality and poverty in developing and emerging countries
Facundo Alvaredo and Leonardo Gasparini
10. Income mobility
Markus Jantti and Stephen Jenkins
11. The Global distribution of income
Sudhir Anand and Paul Segal
12. Gender inequality
Dominique Meurs and Sophie Ponthieux
13. Experimental and survey evidence about attitudes to inequality
Andrew Clark and Conchita d'Ambrosio

Über Autor(innen)

Atkinson, Anthony B
Sir Tony Atkinson is Professor of Economics at Oxford University and Fellow of Nuffield College, where he was Warden from 1994 to 2005. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and has been President of the Royal Economic Society, of the Econometric Society, of the European Economic Association, and of the International Economic Association. He was knighted in 2001 for services to economics and is Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.

Bourguignon, Francois
Francois Bourguignon is Director of the Paris School of Economics and Professor of Economics at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales. Among his many distinctions is the Chevalier de L'Ordre Nationale de la Legion de l"Honneur.