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Income Distribution and Social Expenditures

In: The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation

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  • Jonathan A. Schwabish
  • Timothy M. Smeeding
  • Lars Osberg

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Economic inequality, actual or perceived, plays an important role in influencing the set of goods and services that are subsidized by the public sector. Public expenditures on defense, police and fire services, roads, foreign aid, or research and development may (or may not) have benefits for all citizens. However, except for those directly employed in these activities, such expenditures do not directly affect the well-being of households. In this chapter, we focus on public expenditures that provide income or goods and services directly to households. This implies that we are primarily concerned with public expenditure on the provision of ‘private goods,’ including cash and near-cash transfers.1

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  • Jonathan A. Schwabish & Timothy M. Smeeding & Lars Osberg, 2006. "Income Distribution and Social Expenditures," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Dimitri B. Papadimitriou (ed.), The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation, chapter 9, pages 247-288, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37860-5_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230378605_9
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    1. Callan, Tim & Keane, Claire, 2009. "Non-cash Benefits and the Distribution of Economic Welfare," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 40(1), pages 49-71.
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