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The Decline of the Middle Class: New Evidence for Europe

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  • Judith Derndorfer
  • Stefan Kranzinger

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This article examines how the middle class has fared in twenty-six European countries between 2004 and 2014 based on European Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) data. We define individuals living in households with a median equivalized disposable household income between 75% and 125% to be middle class. We find that the middle class has decreased in eighteen out of twenty-six countries, which is accompanied by an increase of income polarization. Income redistribution is most influential for explaining differences in the size of the middle class across European countries.Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00213624.2021.1982338

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  • Judith Derndorfer & Stefan Kranzinger, 2021. "The Decline of the Middle Class: New Evidence for Europe," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(4), pages 914-938, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:55:y:2021:i:4:p:914-938
    DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2021.1982338
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    1. George E. Halkos & Panagiotis-Stavros C. Aslanidis, 2023. "Causes and Measures of Poverty, Inequality, and Social Exclusion: A Review," Economies, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-25, April.
    2. Kovács, Olivér, 2024. "A reziliencia metamorfózisa [The metamorphosis of resilience]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(4), pages 408-443.

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