Aspirations and the political economy of inequality.

Autor/in	Besley, Timothy
Titel	Aspirations and the political economy of inequality. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ansprüche und die politische Ökonomie der Ungleichheit.
Quelle	In: Oxford economic papers, 69 (2017) 1, S. 1-35 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0030-7653; 1464-3812
DOI	10.1093/oep/gpw055
Schlagwörter	Bildungsmotivation; Soziale Ungleichheit; Einstellungsänderung; Verhaltenstheorie; Soziale Mobilität; Generationenbeziehung; Leistungsmotivation; Armut; Politische Ökonomie; Wertewandel; Einkommensverteilung; Verteilungseffekt; Präferenz; Umverteilung; Welt
Abstract	"In standard approaches to the political economy of inequality, the income distribution and the preferences of households are taken as fixed when studying how incomes are determined within and between nations. This paper makes the income distribution endogenous by supposing that aspirational parents can socialize children into having aspirational preferences which are modelled as a reference point in income space. The model looks at the endogenous determination of the level of income, income inequality and income redistribution where the proportion of aspirational individuals evolves endogenously according to pay-offs along the equilibrium path. The paper discusses implications of the model for intergenerational mobility. It also shows how the income generation process is critical for the dynamics and welfare conclusions. Finally, it looks at some evidence from the World Values Survey in light of the theory." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/4