Abstract

PART I: MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS 1. The Distribution of Earnings in Spain During the 1980s: The effects of skill, unemployment, and union power 2. Earnings Inequality in Portugal and Spain: Contrasts and similarities 3. Changes in Unemployment and Wage Inequality: An alternative theory and some evidence 4. Does Competition at School Matter? A view based on the Italian and Japanese experiences 5. The Causes of the 'Youth Employment Problem': A (labour) supply side view 6. Pareto-Improving Immigration in an Economy with Equilibrium Unemployment PART II: LIFETIME INEQUALITIES AND THE SCOPE FOR REDISTRIBUTION 7. Consumption Inequality and Income Uncertainty 8. Income Redistribution Within the Life Cycle Versus Between Individuals: Empirical evidence using Swedish panel data 9. Earnings Dispersion, Low Pay, and Household Poverty in Italy, 1977-1998 10. Changes in Home Production and Trends in Economic Inequality 11. Unequal Societies: Income distribution and the social contract 12. Unemployment, Specialization, and Collective Preferences for Social Insurance

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