Tendenze e caratteristiche della disuguaglianza dei redditi: le ragioni della predistribution

Journal title QA Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria
Author/s Maurizio Franzini, Michele Raitano
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2014/4
Language Italian Pages 29 P. 89-117 File size 114 KB
DOI 10.3280/QU2014-004005
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Tendencies and Features of Income Inequality: Motivating Predistribution Income inequality raises serious problems because of its extent and its features. This paper starts from the empirical evidence on trends in disposable income inequality in the major OECD countries, distinguishing the roles played by market inequalities and by public redistribution. It then goes on to discuss,, on the one hand, the reasons why an anti-inequality strategy based on redistributive measures only, even if necessary, may not be enough and, on the other hand, the merits of a predistribution strategy, i.e. of measures designed to prevent the development of inequalities in the markets, acting both on individual endowments and on the rules supporting the functioning of the markets. EconLit Classification: D310, I240, I380, J310

Keywords: Economic inequality, Human capital, Redistribution, Predistribution

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Maurizio Franzini, Michele Raitano, Tendenze e caratteristiche della disuguaglianza dei redditi: le ragioni della predistribution in "QA Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria" 4/2014, pp 89-117, DOI: 10.3280/QU2014-004005