Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom?
JRC Working Papers on Taxation and Structural Reforms No 14/2021
Governments face a potential trade-off between provision for the growing population in retirement and the support of working-age households with low income. Using EUROMOD-based microdata for 28 countries, we
(a) quantify the redistribution to the pensioner and non-pensioner population,
(b) study the position of net beneficiaries in the overall income distribution, and
(c) analyse how taxes and benefits affect the working-age population with low income.
Our results provide novel insights into the distributive role of tax-benefit systems across Europe. Interestingly, a strong overall redistribution between households is associated with generous pensions for a portion of the retirees but negatively related to support for low-income households.
BINDER-HAMMER Bernhard;
CHRISTL Michael;
DE POLI Silvia;
Binder-Hammer, B., Christl, M. and De Poli, S., Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom, European Commission, 2021, JRC127070.
2021-11-19
European Commission
JRC127070
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