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Lower unionisation increases inequality

03/03/2015


Recent IMF research reveals that the weakening of unions leads to less redistribution and higher net income inequality (that is, inequality of income after taxes and transfers).




Source:
Jaumotte, F. and Buitron, C. O., POWER from the PEOPLE; Finance & Development March 2015;
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2015/03/pdf/jaumotte.pdf