The Redistribution of Trade Gains When Income Inequality Matters

How does a redistribution of trade gains affect welfare when income inequality matters? To answer this question, we extend the [1] model to unionized labor markets and heterogeneous workers. As redistribution schemes, we consider unemployment benefits that are financed either by a wage tax, a payrol...

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Main Author: Marco de Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Economies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/3/4/186