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Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1978-2009: A Decomposition Approach
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Immervoll, Herwig; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method that allows us to disentangle mechanical effects due to changes in pre-tax incomes from direct effects of policy reforms. While tax reforms implemented under Democrat administrations, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246707
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Partisan Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Immervoll, Herwig; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method that allows us to disentangle the direct policy effect from the effect of changing market incomes. Over the whole period 1979-2007 the cumulative tax policy effect aggravated income inequality...
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Deriving the New Quantity Equation: An Approach for a Closed and an Open Economy
Welfens, Paul J. J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This theoretical contribution shows a simple way in which the quantity equation can be derived as a long-term equilibrium solution for the case of a closed economy and an open economy, respectively. It is shown first for the case of a closed economy which parameters stand behind "velocity" and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010891175
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Fiscal Policy, Interest Rate Spreads, and the Zero Lower Bound
Bredemeier, Christian; Juessen, Falko; Schabert, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper questions unconventional fiscal policy effects when the monetary policy rate is at the zero lower bound. We provide evidence for the US that the spread between the policy rate and the US-LIBOR, which is more relevant for private sector transactions, increases with government...
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Demographics, Fiscal Health, and School Quality: Shedding Light on School Closure Decisions
Billger, Sherrilyn M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
In our current challenging budgetary environment, school closures remain a potentially attractive choice. With a large panel of Illinois schools from 1991 to 2005, I investigate which factors contribute to school closures. Among elementary schools, declining enrolments and rural locations...
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The Economics of Workaholism: We Should Not Have Worked on This Paper
Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Slemrod, Joel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
A large literature examines the addictive properties of such behaviors as smoking, drinking alcohol and eating. We argue that for some people addictive behavior may apply to a much more central aspect of economic life: working. Workaholism is subject to the same concerns about the individual as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566846
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Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Urban China, 1986-2000
Meng, Xin; Gregory, Robert; Wang, Youjuan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Although urban China has experienced spectacular income growth over the last two decades, increases in inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822037
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The Quantity-Quality Tradeoff of Children in a Developing Country: Identification Using Chinese Twins
Li, Hongbin; Zhang, Junsen; Zhu, Yi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
attainment in China. We find a negative correlation between family size and child outcome, even after we control for the birth … effect of family size on children’s education. We also find that the effect of family size is more evident in rural China …
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Rank, Income and Income Inequality in Urban China
Gustafsson, Björn; Sai, Ding - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
While some workers in China attain senior professional level and senior cadre level status (Chuzhang and above), others … and western China for 1995 and 2002. For 2002, persons of high rank make up 3 percent and persons of middle rank make up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822171
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Temporary and Persistent Poverty among Ethnic Minorities and the Majority in Rural China
Gustafsson, Björn; Sai, Ding - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Poverty among ethnic minorities and the majority in rural China for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 is investigated … proportion among the ethnic majority was only about half as high. Still, by far most of the poor in rural China belong to the … ethnic majority. The relatively high poverty rates for ethnic minorities in rural China are found to be due to higher rates …
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