Editing Income distribution (section)

===Economic Theories and Government Policies===
Various economic theories address income distribution, from classical economics, which tends to focus on market mechanisms, to Keynesian economics, which emphasizes the role of government intervention. Policies to influence income distribution include:

Progressive Taxation: Taxing higher incomes at higher rates to redistribute income more evenly.
Public Spending: Directing government expenditure towards education, healthcare, and social security to support lower-income groups.
Wage Policies: Implementing minimum wage laws and encouraging collective bargaining to improve wages for low- and middle-income workers.
International Perspectives on Income Distribution
Income distribution varies greatly around the world. Comparing countries through tools like the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) or the Standardized World Income Inequality Database (SWIID) can provide insights into global patterns and the effectiveness of different policies.

Trends and Current Data
Recent trends in income distribution show increasing income inequality in many parts of the world. This trend has been exacerbated by globalization and changes in the global economy. Current data from sources like the OECD can be used to update the article with the latest figures and trends.

==== Neoclassical theory of distribution ====
According to this theory, the distribution of national income is determined by factor prices, the payment to each factor of production (wage for labor, rent for land, interest for capital, profit for entrepreneurship) which themselves are derived from the equilibrium of supply and demand in that factor's market, and finally, are equal to the marginal productivity of the factors of production. A change in the quantity of any one of the factors will affect the marginal production, supply and demand of factors and eventually alter the income distribution from firms to households within the economy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=MANKIW |first=N. GREGORY |title=MACROECONOMICS |date=22 May 2015 |isbn=978-1-4641-8289-1 |edition=9th |pages=47–80|publisher=Macmillan Learning }}</ref>