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The Distribution of Well-Being Among Europeans
Brandolini, Andrea - 2019
We analyse the evolution of EU citizens' living standards, considering the EU as a single country. Average living … standards have improved considerably as the European integration process has unfolded. EU28 income inequality has steadily … declined, mostly as a result of the macroeconomic convergence of new EU-accession countries. EU15 income inequality fell …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012868819
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Well-Being, Poverty and Labor Income Taxation : Theory and Application to Europe and the U.S
Maniquet, Francois - 2016
In a model in which agents differ in wages and preferences over labor time-consumption bundles, we study labor income tax schemes that alleviate poverty. To avoid conflict with individual well-being, we require redistribution to take place between agents on both sides of the poverty line...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983894
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Comparing Inequality Aversion Across Countries When Labor Supply Responses Differ
Bargain, Olivier - 2013
margins for 17 EU countries and the US. Using the same data, inequality aversion is measured as the degree of redistribution …
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Inequalities within Couples : Market Incomes and the Role of Taxes and Benefits in Europe
Figari, Francesco; Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; … - 2021
and women within couples in a selection of the member countries of the European Union (EU) using EUROMOD, the EU tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316641
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Equality of Opportunity and Redistribution in Europe
Dunnzlaff, Lina - 2010
-Saxon countries. For Eastern Europe, our results are less definite. Looking at the impact of the tax and benefit schemes in the EU, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134930