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Diverse disparities: The politics and economics of wage, market, and disposable income inequalities

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Beramendi, P; Cusack, TR
Published in: Political Research Quarterly
January 1, 2009

It is widely thought that among the countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), income inequality has become more widespread over the past decades. The authors show that this image is misleading. The OECD countries remain more diverse in their distributions of labor earnings and disposable income than they are in their distributions of market income. The larger and persistent cross-national variation in the distributions of work-related earnings and disposable income is attributable to the role of political actors (such as unions and political parties) as well as economic institutions. The way in which political parties are able to pursue their goals varies across forms of income. Political parties' capacities to shape the distribution of labor earnings is contingent on the degree of wage-bargaining coordination. In turn, political parties directly affect the distribution of disposable income through their choices about fiscal instruments. © 2009 University of Utah.

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Political Research Quarterly

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1065-9129

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

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62

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2

Start / End Page

257 / 275

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science
 

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Beramendi, P., & Cusack, T. R. (2009). Diverse disparities: The politics and economics of wage, market, and disposable income inequalities. Political Research Quarterly, 62(2), 257–275. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912908319220
Beramendi, P., and T. R. Cusack. “Diverse disparities: The politics and economics of wage, market, and disposable income inequalities.” Political Research Quarterly 62, no. 2 (January 1, 2009): 257–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912908319220.
Beramendi P, Cusack TR. Diverse disparities: The politics and economics of wage, market, and disposable income inequalities. Political Research Quarterly. 2009 Jan 1;62(2):257–75.
Beramendi, P., and T. R. Cusack. “Diverse disparities: The politics and economics of wage, market, and disposable income inequalities.” Political Research Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 2, Jan. 2009, pp. 257–75. Scopus, doi:10.1177/1065912908319220.
Beramendi P, Cusack TR. Diverse disparities: The politics and economics of wage, market, and disposable income inequalities. Political Research Quarterly. 2009 Jan 1;62(2):257–275.
Journal cover image

Published In

Political Research Quarterly

DOI

ISSN

1065-9129

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Volume

62

Issue

2

Start / End Page

257 / 275

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science