Joumard, Isabelle; Pisu, Mauro; Bloch, Debra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Taxes and transfers reduce inequality in disposable income relative to market income. The effect varies, however, across OECD countries. The redistributive impact of taxes and transfers depends on the size, mix and the progressivity of each component. Some countries with a relatively small tax...