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Inequality reducing taxation reconsidered
Ebert, Udo - 2010 - Rev.
The paper investigates inequality reducing taxation for various inequality views. Using the general definition of an inequality concept (Ebert (2004)) corresponding definitions of Lorenz dominance, inequality reduction and measures of tax progression are provided. The framework allows us to...
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Why do redistributive policies differ across countries? : analyzing the multiple dimensions of preferences for redistribution
Kambayashi, Ryo; Lechevalier, Sébastien - In: Review of income and wealth 68 (2022) 4, pp. 1032-1057
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The distributional impacts of fiscal policy : the case of the Philippines
Son, Hyun H. - 2022
The distributional impacts of fiscal policies are instrumental in reducing inequality in countries like the Philippines, where inequality has been persistently high. This paper assesses how equitable various taxes and transfers in the Philippines are by deriving the elasticities of Atkinson and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013207209
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Unequal Inequalities : Do Progressive Taxes Reduce Income Inequality?
Duncan, Denvil - 2012
This paper analyzes the effect of changes in structural progressivity of national income tax systems on observed and actual income inequality. Using several unique measures of progressivity over the 1981-2005 period for a large panel of countries, we find that progressivity reduces inequality in...
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Income taxation and equity : new dominance criteria with a microsimulation application
Brunori, Paolo; Palmisano, Flaviana; Peragine, Vitorocco - In: Journal of economic inequality 20 (2022) 3, pp. 509-536
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The scope for progressive tax reform in the OECD countries : a macroeconomic perspective with a case study for Germany
Godar, Sarah; Paetz, Christoph; Truger, Achim - 2015
taxation. Furthermore, from a Keynesian macroeconomic perspective redistribution may even be systematically conducive to growth … and employment. At the same time a change towards such a policy of redistribution may for some economies, particularly the … erhebliche Spielräume für steuerpolitische Umverteilung gibt. Zudem kann Umverteilung aus einer keynesianischen makroökonomischen …
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Redistributive policies for sustainable development : looking at the role of assets and equity
Kohler, Pierre - 2015
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A fresh look at fiscal redistribution and inequality in the US across electoral cycles
Sala, Hector - 2018
which this ratio increases coincide with those in which Democrats rule the government and there is more redistribution from … the power are characterized by a fall in the ratio and less redistribution from the rich to the rest of the population …
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Should the rich be taxed more? : the fiscal inequality coefficient
Hatgioannides, John; Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2017
This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given income (or, wealth) group. The widely acclaimed standard in public policy is the absolute benefaction of a given income group in filling up the fiscal coffers. Instead, we focus on the ratio of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011756097
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Should the rich be taxed more? : the fiscal inequality coefficient
Hatgioannides, John; Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2017
This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given in-come (or, wealth) group. The widely acclaimed standard in public policy is the absolute benefaction of a given income group in filling up the fiscal coffers. Instead, we focus on the ratio of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731886