Project
Leveling the Playing Field: Rethinking the Social Contract in Europe and Central Asia
Client: The World Bank Group: Maurizio Bussolo, Mattia Makovec, Ekaterina Ushakova
Project period: March 2018 - December 2018
Research Areas:
Project period: March 2018 - December 2018
Research Areas:
Project team: Prof. Dr. Carla Krolage, Prof. Dr. Andreas Peichl, Marc Stöckli
Tasks
Analyse der Entwicklung der Einkommensungleichheit in den EU-28 Ländern. Dekom-positionsanalyse und Simulation eines bedingungslosen Grundeinkommens.
Methods
Microsimulation
Data and other sources
EU-SILC
Results
Besides vertical redistribution, the analysis shows that horizontal redistribution may also create political tensions. With respect to the simulation of a universal basic income, we found that inequality can only be reduced if expenditures are increased.
Publication
Bussolo, Maurizio; Davalos, Maria E.; Peragine, Vito; Sundaram, Ramya, "Toward a New Social Contract: Taking on Distributional Tensions in Europe and Central Asia", Europe and Central Asia Studies, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2018