Citation

Thévenot C. Scand. J. Public Health 2017; 45(18 Suppl): 9-16.

Affiliation

1 OECD, Paris, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Associations of Public Health in the Nordic Countries Regions, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1403494817713108

PMID

28856987

Abstract

This article recalls the state of play of inequality levels and trends in OECD countries, with a special focus on Nordic countries. It sheds light on explaining the drivers of the rise in inequality and its economic consequences. It addresses in particular the issue of redistribution through taxes and transfers. It concludes with an overview of policy packages that should be considered to address the issue of rising inequalities.

Language: en

Keywords

Income inequality; redistribution