Andreas Bergh
Universitetslektor
Can social spending cushion the inequality effect of globalization?
Författare
Summary, in English
This paper examines whether social spending cushions the effect of globalization on within‐country inequality. Using information on disposable and market income inequality and data on overall social spending, and health and education spending from the ILO and the World Bank/WHO, we analyze whether social spending moderates the association between economic globalization and inequality. The results confirm that economic globalization—especially economic flows—associates with higher income inequality, an effect driven by non‐OECD countries. Health spending is strongly associated with lower inequality, but we find no robust evidence that any kind of social spending negatively moderates the association between economic globalization and inequality.
Avdelning/ar
- Nationalekonomiska institutionen
Publiceringsår
2020-03
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
104-142
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Economics & Politics
Volym
32
Issue
1
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Globalization Studies
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1468-0343