TY - UNPB
T1 - Accounting for inequality in the EU: Income disparities between and within member states and overall income inequality.
AU - Papatheodorou, Christos
AU - Pavlopoulos, Dimitris
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - In fighting inequality and poverty in the EU emphasis has been placed in reducing
differences between countries and/or regions regarding certain macroeconomic
indicators, such as the GDP per capita. However, from a policy perspective it is
important to know the extent to which overall inequality in the EU is attributed to
inequality between the individual countries and the extent to which it is attributed to
inequality within them. In addition, it is important to know the extent to which income
disparities in each individual member state contribute to overall EU inequality.
Following certain assumptions, hypotheses and alternative scenarios, this paper
investigates the above questions, employing a decomposition analysis of inequality by
population subgroup and utilizing data and information provided by the CHER
programme. A number of alternative inequality indices were used to capture the
different aspects of inequality and test the robustness of the estimates. The suggested
typologies of welfare state regimes were also examined to explain the differences in
income inequality between countries and their contribution to overall EU inequality.
Policy analysts and policy makers could benefit greatly from such information in
evaluating, designing and implementing interventions to deal with inequality and
poverty in the EU.
AB - In fighting inequality and poverty in the EU emphasis has been placed in reducing
differences between countries and/or regions regarding certain macroeconomic
indicators, such as the GDP per capita. However, from a policy perspective it is
important to know the extent to which overall inequality in the EU is attributed to
inequality between the individual countries and the extent to which it is attributed to
inequality within them. In addition, it is important to know the extent to which income
disparities in each individual member state contribute to overall EU inequality.
Following certain assumptions, hypotheses and alternative scenarios, this paper
investigates the above questions, employing a decomposition analysis of inequality by
population subgroup and utilizing data and information provided by the CHER
programme. A number of alternative inequality indices were used to capture the
different aspects of inequality and test the robustness of the estimates. The suggested
typologies of welfare state regimes were also examined to explain the differences in
income inequality between countries and their contribution to overall EU inequality.
Policy analysts and policy makers could benefit greatly from such information in
evaluating, designing and implementing interventions to deal with inequality and
poverty in the EU.
M3 - Working paper
T3 - CHER Working Papers
BT - Accounting for inequality in the EU: Income disparities between and within member states and overall income inequality.
PB - CEPS/INSTEAD
ER -