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In Memoriam: Anthony B. Atkinson (1944-2017)
No full textBritish economist Anthony B. Atkinson (1944-2017) died on 1 January 2017. This text recalls his figure and his contributions to the economy of inequality. In response to market failures, Atkinson advocated compensating public sector activity through the Welfare State as an economic policy proposal to combat inequality.El 1 de enero de 2017 fallecía el economista británico Anthony B. Atkinson (1944-2017). El presente texto recuerda su figura y sus aportaciones a la economía de la desigualdad. Frente a los fallos del mercado, Atkinson defendía una actividad compensadora del sector público a través del Estado de Bienestar como propuesta de política económica de lucha contra la desigualdad
Review of \u3cem\u3eInequality, What Can be Done\u3c/em\u3e? Anthony B. Atkinson. Reviewed by James Midgley
Full text linkAnthony B. Atkinson, Inequality, What Can be Done? Harvard University Press (2015), 400 pages, $29.95, (hardcover)
Common Trends and Shocks to Top Incomes – A Structural Breaks Approach
Full text linkIn this paper we use newly compiled top income share data to estimate common breaks and trends across countries over the twentieth century. By using the most re-cent structural breaks techniques, our approach both confirms previous notions and offers new insights. In particular, the division into an Anglo-Saxon and a Continental European experience does not seem to be as clear cut as previously suggested. Some continental European countries have had increases in top income shares, just as in the Anglo-Saxon countries, but typically with a lag. Most notably, we find that the Nordic countries display a marked “Anglo-Saxon” pattern, with sharply increased top income shares. Unlike in the Anglo-Saxon countries, however, including realized capital gains seems important in these countries. Our results help inform theories about the causes of the recent rise in inequality.Top Incomes; Income Inequality; Economic Development; Common Structural Breaks
Book review: Measuring poverty around the world by Anthony B. Atkinson, edited by John Micklewright and Andrea Brandolini
No full textThe meticulous and passionate editorial work of John Micklewright and Andrea Brandolini has enabled the publication of Measuring Poverty Around the World, a posthumous opus from Anthony B. Atkinson, a leading and inspirational authority in the field of poverty and inequality. This book demonstrates the strength of Atkinson’s legacy for future generations of poverty scholars and underscores how the centrality of poverty to the political debate makes its measurement both a vital and delicate task, writes Roberto Iacono
“ Anthony B. Atkinson, Inequality – What Can Be Done ? Cambridge (Mass.) Harvard University Press, 2015, XI-384 p. ”
No full textBook review of : Anthony B. Atkinson, Inequality - What can be done ? Harvard University Press, 2015, XI-384 p. Population-F (english edition), 71 (1), p. 150-152International audienceThe economist Anthony Atkinson has studied the issues of poverty and inequality for over four decades; an index of inequality is named after him. In his most recent work, Atkinson offers a fascinating, encouraging guide to what could be done to reduce monetary inequality. The importance of equal opportunity should not lead us to ignore inequality in outcomes, he explains, not only because the same efforts do not always produce the same results but also because inequality of outcome for one generation can become inequality of opportunity for the next: “today’s ex-post outcomes shape tomorrow’s ex-ante playing field” (p. 11). And though income is only one dimension, it is a major source of inequality. The book is divided into three parts: diagnosis; 15 proposals for action that, if implemented, would reduce inequality; and answers to the main objections to taking those actions
Egy javaslat a globális egyenlőtlenségek csökkentésére
Full text linkRecenzió: Anthony B. Atkinson: Egyenlőtlenség – Mit tehetünk ellene?, Kossuth Kiadó, Budapest 2017, 396 o
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