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Relative income poverty rates and poverty alleviation via tax/benefit systems in 49 LIS countries, 1967 2016
Caminada, Koen; Wang, Jinxian; Goudswaard, Kees Pieter; … - 2019
Most welfare states design their tax/benefit system to combat income poverty. Some countries are more effective in … poverty alleviation than others. What can explain these variations in outcomes and effectiveness? And has the redistributive … transfers and income taxes in alleviating poverty. We focus on 49 LIS-countries for the period 1967-2016. We compare relative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009221
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Disentangling income inequality and the redistributive effect of taxes and transfers in 20 LIS countries over time
Caminada, Koen; Goudswaard, Kees Pieter; Wang, Chen - 2012
In most OECD countries the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past decades. This paper analyzes whether and to what extent taxes and social transfers have contributed to this trend. Has the redistributive power of different social programs changed over time? The paper contributes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009619493
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Disentangling income inequality and the redistributive effect of social transfers and taxes in 36 LIS countries
Wang, Chen; Caminada, Koen - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010217847
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Income inequality and fiscal redistribution in 47 LIS-countries, 1967-2014
Caminada, Koen; Wang, Jinxian; Goudswaard, Kees Pieter; … - 2017
In most OECD countries the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past decades. This paper analyzes whether and to what extent taxes and social transfers have contributed to this trend. Has the redistributive power of different social programs changed over time? The paper contributes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011758409