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Tax and transfer policies and female labor supply in the EU
Kalíšková, Klára - 2015
income in a new way by using a simulated instrumental variable based on a fixed EU-wide sample of women. Results suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010479960
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The effect of income-based policies on mortality inequalities in Scotland : a modelling study
Richardson, Elizabeth; Fenton, Lynda; Parkinson, Jane; … - 2020
The unequal distribution of income is a fundamental determinant of health inequalities. Decision making around economic … policies could be enhanced by showing their potential health effects. We used scenario modelling to assess the effects of 12 …. 'Triple I', a health inequalities scenario modelling tool, was used to estimate policy effects on YLL and government spending …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012210718
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Income taxation and equity : new dominance criteria and an application to Romania
Brunori, Paolo; Palmisano, Flaviana; Peragine, Vitorocco - 2014
This paper addresses the problem of the normative evaluation of income tax systems and income tax reforms. While most of the existing criteria, framed in the utilitarian tradition, are uniquely based on information about individual incomes, this paper, building upon the opportunity egalitarian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438896
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An unemployment insurance scheme for the euro area? : a comparison of different alternatives using micro data
Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Neumann, Dirk; Peichl, … - 2015
We analyze different options for the design of a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Running counterfactual simulations based on micro data for the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449042
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A minimum income in Italy
Ravagli, Letizia - 2015
Parliament emphasized the role of MI in fighting poverty and promoting an inclusive society. Almost all EU countries adopted a MI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449064
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The redistributive and stabilising effects of an EMU unemployment benefit scheme under different hypothetical unemployment scenarios
Jara, H. Xavier; Tumino, Alberto; Sutherland, Holly - 2015
The idea of a common unemployment benefit system for the European Monetary Union (EMU) has provoked increasing interest in both the political and academic spheres because of its potential to smooth fluctuations in income across member states and to strengthen income security for the unemployed....
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The importance of income-tested benefits in good times and bad : lessons from EU countries
Leventi, Chrysa; Rastrigina, Olga; Sutherland, Holly - 2016
distribution is also examined. We compare the situation in 2009 with that in 2014 (or 2013) for fifteen EU Member States … those in strong recovery by 2014. As EU-SILC micro-data containing household income for 2013 or 2014 are not available yet …, standard EUROMOD routines are enhanced with additional adjustments to the EU-SILC based input data in order to take into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449199
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Work incentives at the extensive and intensive margin in Europe : the role of taxes, benefits and population characteristics
Jara, H. Xavier; Gasior, Katrin; Makovec, Mattia - 2019
EU. Our analysis makes use of microsimulation techniques and representative household surveys from all 28 EU countries to … results highlight the large variation in the distribution of work incentives across EU countries, explained not only by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012125296
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Recent changes in housing policies and their distributional impact across Europe
Figari, Francesco; Hollan, Katarina; Matsaganis, Manos; … - 2019
, against the background of falling disposable incomes and rising housing costs. The analysis focuses on seven EU countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012028976
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Homeownership investment and tax neutrality : a joint assessment of income and property taxes in Europe
Figari, Francesco; Verbist, Gerlinde; Zantomio, Francesca - 2019
Western countries' income tax systems exempt the return from investing in owner-occupied housing. Returns from other investments are instead taxed, thus distorting households’ portfolio choices, although it is argued that housing property taxation might act as a counterbalance. Based on data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012105901