Economic policy and redistribution: towards a new "pre-distributive" architecture of income policy

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  • Carlos Ochando Claramunt Universidad de Valencia

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https://doi.org/10.7203/IREP.2.2.19352

Abstract

The present paper designs an income policy that we could call "pre-distributive". Its main objective is to describe the architecture of a broad income policy, which would basically have three pillars: a) the strengthening of the redistributive capacity of collective bargaining, b) the establishment of a coordinated "redistributive wage standard" at European level and c) the increase in the Interprofessional Minimum Wage. Such an income policy could contribute to a more equitable distribution of primary labor income. 

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2020-12-24

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Ochando Claramunt, C. (2020). Economic policy and redistribution: towards a new "pre-distributive" architecture of income policy. International Review of Economic Policy-Revista Internacional De Política Económica, 2(2), 105–123. https://doi.org/10.7203/IREP.2.2.19352
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