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Inequality aversion in post-communist countries in the years of the crisis

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  • David Aristei
  • Cristiano Perugini

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This article provides estimates for the parameters of inequality aversion for 10 post-communist economies of central and eastern Europe in the years of the crisis. To this aim, we employ the information on the level of tax progressivity available in the European Union Survey on Income and Living Conditions cross-sectional microdata, under the assumption that the principle of equal sacrifice drives the choices of governments on marginal tax rates. Results reveal a remarkable variety of preferences for redistribution across the countries during the time period considered (2008–2012), with some of them converging towards the generally higher inequality aversion levels of the western European Union, perhaps as a result of policy responses to the crisis.

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  • David Aristei & Cristiano Perugini, 2016. "Inequality aversion in post-communist countries in the years of the crisis," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(4), pages 436-448, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:28:y:2016:i:4:p:436-448
    DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2016.1224053
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    2. Ulrich Eydam & Francesca Diluiso, 2022. "How to Redistribute the Revenues from Climate Policy? A Dynamic Perspective with Financially Constrained Households," CEPA Discussion Papers 45, Center for Economic Policy Analysis.
    3. Stanislaw Maciej Kot & Piotr R. Paradowski, 2022. "The atlas of inequality aversion: theory and empirical evidence on 55 countries from the Luxembourg Income Study database," Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 17(2), pages 261-316, June.
    4. Stanislaw Maciej Kot & Piotr Paradowski, 2022. "The Atlas of Inequality Aversion: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study Database," LIS Working papers 826, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.

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