对数正态（再）分布：不平等的宏观基础理论

IF 2.8 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

European Economic Review Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104863

Jon X. Eguia , Dimitrios Xefteris

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摘要

我们研究了再分配的政治竞争如何在一个宏观前提下决定收入不平等：在任何政策干预之前和之后，收入分配都近似于对数正态分布。即使选民的收入中位数很低，也会出现收入严重不平等和再分配少于最大值的独特均衡。将我们的模型与美国经济相匹配，我们认为，要么再分配的效率成本高于文献中的估计，要么美国的再分配政策对于比中位数选民更富有的代理人来说是最优的。

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Lognormal (re)distribution: A macrofounded theory of inequality

We study how political competition over redistribution determines income inequality under one macrofounded premise: the income distribution is approximately log-normal before and after any policy intervention. The unique equilibrium features substantial income inequality and less than maximal redistribution, even if the voters’ median income is very low. Fitting our model to the US economy, we argue that either the efficiency cost of redistribution is higher than estimates in the literature, or else US’s redistributive policies are optimal for an agent richer than the median voter.

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European Economic Review ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

4.70

自引率

3.60%

发文量

170

期刊介绍： The European Economic Review (EER) started publishing in 1969 as the first research journal specifically aiming to contribute to the development and application of economics as a science in Europe. As a broad-based professional and international journal, the EER welcomes submissions of applied and theoretical research papers in all fields of economics. The aim of the EER is to contribute to the development of the science of economics and its applications, as well as to improve communication between academic researchers, teachers and policy makers across the European continent and beyond.