| Tekijä: | Alesina, A. Baqir, R. Easterly, W. |
| Otsikko: | Redistributive public employment |
| Lehti: | Journal of Urban Economics
2000 : SEP, VOL. 48:2, p. 219-241 |
| Asiasana: | EMPLOYMENT MODELS USA |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Politicians may use "disguised" redistributive policies in order to circumvent opposition to explicit tax-transfer schemes. First, the authors present a theoretical model that formalizes this hypothesis. Next, the authors provide evidence consistent with the prediction of the model, namely that in US cities, politicians use public employment as such a redistributive device. The authors find that city employment is significantly higher in cities where income inequality and ethnic fragmentation are higher. |
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