What lies behind France's low level of income inequality?

IF 2.2 3区经济学 Q2 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Fiscal Studies Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI:10.1111/1475-5890.12390

Antoine Bozio, Malka Guillot, Lukas Puschnig, Maxime Tô

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Abstract

We document the evolution of working-age individual pre-tax and disposable income inequality in France since the late 1960s using household surveys. Disposable income inequality declined over the 1960s and 1970s and remained stable thereafter. This trend can be explained, in part, by changes in the tax and benefit system, notably through changes in employer contributions, and the evolution of the national minimum wage. Other dimensions than income bring a less positive perspective: low-income individuals are now more likely to be immigrants, have low education, and live in households with no working adults.

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法国收入不平等程度低的背后原因是什么？

我们利用住户调查记录了自 20 世纪 60 年代末以来法国工龄个人税前收入和可支配收入不平等的演变情况。可支配收入不平等在 20 世纪 60 年代和 70 年代有所下降，之后保持稳定。这一趋势的部分原因是税收和福利制度的变化，特别是雇主缴费的变化，以及全国最低工资的演变。收入以外的其他方面也带来了不太乐观的前景：低收入者现在更有可能是移民、教育程度低、生活在没有工作成年人的家庭中。

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13.50

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