Effect of Income Inequality on Party Position in OECD Countries

• 영문명: Effect of Income Inequality on Party Position in OECD Countries
• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Aram Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 53, No 3, 523~545쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.09.30

영문 초록

The canonical median voter models, such as the Melzer Richard model, expect political parties to take on more progressive stances with an increase in inequality, which should be associated with the median voter of a given society preferring more progressive policy measures. By conducting mediation analyses with a sequential g-estimator on OECD data, this paper finds evidence that suggests otherwise. Specifically, both leftist and rightist parties in OECD countries are found to take on more conservative policy stances through the median voter mechanism when income inequality increases. On the other hand, the results of the analyses show that through other causal pathways, an increase in inequality induces both parties to turn more progressive.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Data and Method

IV. Effect of Income Inequality on Party Stances

V. Korean Case

VI. Conclusion

References

키워드

Income Inequality Median Voter Mediation