We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method that allows us to …

We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method that allows us to … tax policy effect aggravated income inequality by increasing the income share of the top 20% in contrast to the middle … class' share. The tax policy effect accounts for up to 29% of the total change in inequality; its contribution increases up …

on inequality and progressivity become substantially lower when payroll taxes are reduced, which is due to increased work …

depending on other people’s consumption levels and shows that welfare declines with inequality, equilibrium inequality is …

margins for 17 EU countries and the US. Using the same data, inequality aversion is measured as the degree of redistribution …We analyze to which extent social inequality aversion differs across nations when control- ling for actual country … supply elasticities across countries. However, this changes the cross-country ranking in inequality aversion compared to …

the international comparison in degrees of revealed inequality aversion, but differences in social preferences are …

successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of … inequality and poverty. We present BRAHMS, a new tax-benefit microsimulation model for Brazil and illustrate its use by … evaluating the impact of policy on economic inequality. It is argued that microsimulation provides a valuable analytical tool for …

If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledgeintensive activities and … reduction reduces statis inefficiency. On the other hand, standard redistribution also reduces the level of R and D because it … that standard redistribution always dominates limitations to IPRs. …

In a number of high-income countries over the past few decades there has been a large growth in income inequality and … an appropriate response to rising inequality is a shift towards a more progressive multi-bracket income tax system, with …