Koen Decancq (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Philippe van Kerm (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
There is a great deal of coverage on inequality, and the key determinants of recent trends are increasingly well-documented. However, much less is known about the driving forces behind international differences in inequality. The nine contributions collected in this book set out to examine the fundamental question of What Drives Inequality? These drivers may be so diverse and deep-rooted in the cultural, historical, or geographical characteristics of countries that one can hardly expect comprehensive models or clear-cut causal inference. Nevertheless, the research presented in this book...
There is a great deal of coverage on inequality, and the key determinants of recent trends are increasingly well-documented. However, much less is kno...