Public Policy, Economic Inequality, and Poverty: The United States in Comparative Perspective

By Timothy M. Smeeding. 2005

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Unpacking the inequality paradox: The psychological roots of inequality and social class. (2018, background): “Whether it concerns taxation, healthcare, education, welfare programs, or the minimum wage, social and economic policies shape income inequality and class division (Smeeding, 2005; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009).”
Economic grievances and political protest (2018, background): “Today, economic inequality - that is, the unequal distribution of economic resources - is on the rise with regard to income (OECD 2008, 2011; Smeeding 2005), wealth (Piketty 2014) and economic risks more generally (Emmenegger et al. 2012; Hacker et al. 2013).”
A re-examination of welfare states and inequality in rich nations: How in-kind transfers and indirect taxes change the story (2006, methodology): “…that most of the differences in inequality at the bottom of the income distribution—as measured by relative poverty rates—are due to cross-national differences in welfare state transfers (Atkinson, Rainwater, & Smeeding, 1995; Hacker, Mettler, & Pinderhughes, 2005; Kenworthy, 2004; Smeeding, 2005).”
The paradox of inequality: income inequality and belief in meritocracy go hand in hand (2019, background): “Scholars and politicians have been puzzled by the lack of popular concern about the rising level of income inequality across the West.”
Tourism Development and the Environment: Beyond Sustainability? (2009, background): “The US, for example, has the highest income inequality amongst developed countries and, over the last 30 years, has experienced the greatest increase in income inequality in the developed world (Smeeding, 2005).”
“Fair” Inequality? Attitudes toward Pay Differentials: The United States in Comparative Perspective (2006, background): “1 For a detailed discussion see Osberg, Smeeding, and Schwabish (2004), Smeeding (2005), and the references therein.”