Income inequality and the growth of redistributive spending in the United States (US) states: is there a link?

Moldogaziev, Tima T.; Monogan, James E.; Witko, Christopher

doi:10.1017/s0143814x17000125

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“…Jaeger () also tests the effect of macroeconomic and social conditions on the demand for redistribution in European countries, finding that economic inequality and economic growth are associated with negative and positive preferences, respectively, which is consistent with M‐R model expectations. Most recently, Moldogaziev, Monogan, and Witko () finds evidence of a positive relationship between economic inequality in the United States and state‐level redistributive spending, noting that the results are robust to a variety of inequality and redistribution measures.…”

Section: What Factors Influence Redistributive Social Policy Decisions?mentioning

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Social Policy Perspectives on Economic Inequality in Wealthy Countries

Giordono¹,

Jones²,

Rothwell³

2019

Policy Studies Journal

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This essay reviews the policy‐oriented literature on economic inequality in wealthy countries published from 2008 to 2018. We focus on this decade because it is a period bookended by both the beginnings of the Great Recession of 2008–2009 as well as the recovery. During this timeframe, attention to inequality by social policy scholars grew substantially, which we argue reflects an interest in both inequality trends as well as redistributive social policy. We observe in the literature sustained efforts to understand both the relationship between social policy and economic inequality, as well as determinants of changes to redistributive social policy. We also note substantial variation in research traditions, as well as opportunities to address substantive, methodological, and theoretical gaps. Our review summarizes the approaches and findings from the literature and discusses the implications of the findings for the study of economic inequality within the academic field of public policy.

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Section: What Factors Influence Redistributive Social Policy Decisions?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Policy Perspectives on Economic Inequality in Wealthy Countries

Giordono¹,

Jones²,

Rothwell³

2019

Policy Studies Journal

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“…This paper, as well as previous literature, show how student debt can influence the future of current students. Theoretical advancements and empirical research often fail to find a positive relationship between inequality and redistributive spending (Moldogaziev et al, 2018). This may help explain why student loans repayments do not bode well with low-and medium-income households.…”

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Effect of Student Loans on Income Inequality in the United States

Ahmed

Kabir

2019

JABE

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Student loan is a pervasive problem in the United States. Historically, higher education has been a major driver of intergenerational mobility in the United States. The current student loan has increased substantially over the years, surpassing credit card and auto loans. Using panel data from all States, this paper attempts to empirically predict if income inequality is affected by student loans. Statistical analysis points towards student loan exacerbating income inequality. Other variables such as private college tuition and household poverty have a highly significant negative effect on income inequality. The overall results suggest that increased access to higher education at the expense of higher student loans may be countervailing to the income distribution dynamics of the United States.

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“…What other nongovernmental group would be able to serve to reduce inequality? State governments that are already constrained economically are being tasked to intervene in inequality’s growth (Moldogaziev, Monogan, and Witko 2017), something they may be unable or unwilling to continue doing because of both ideology and practicality.…”

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Organized Labor's Check on Rising Economic Inequality in the U.S. States

Bucci

2018

State Politics Policy Q.

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Recent demonstrations of growing economic inequality in the United States raise normative concerns about the political representation of all but the very wealthiest citizens. Building on existing cross-national work on the roles of unions in welfare states, I provide evidence that organized labor, as a political institution, limits unequal income distributions in the U.S. states. The states are useful to our understanding of labor's influence on inequality as states differ in their acceptance of labor unions, base levels of inequality, political preferences, industries, and levels of development but are all nested within a single overarching national framework. Over the 39-year period examined, states where unions maintain more members remain more equal within the labor market and after redistribution via government transfer. These effects persist after accounting for state-level policy, demography, and economic conditions. However, states where union membership has the largest influence on inequality have also seen growing attempts to reduce unionization rates. Overall, I find that unions are still able to limit the growth of economic inequality in spite of declining levels of union membership.

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Income inequality and the growth of redistributive spending in the United States (US) states: is there a link?

Cited by 12 publications

References 67 publications

Social Policy Perspectives on Economic Inequality in Wealthy Countries

Social Policy Perspectives on Economic Inequality in Wealthy Countries

Effect of Student Loans on Income Inequality in the United States

Organized Labor's Check on Rising Economic Inequality in the U.S. States

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