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This paper studies the tax treatment of couples. We develop two different approaches. One is tailored to the analysis of tax systems that stick to the principle that the tax base for couples is the sum of their incomes. One is tailored to the analysis of reforms toward individual taxation. We...
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This paper studies the tax treatment of couples. We develop two different approaches. One is tailored to the analysis of tax systems that stick to the principle that the tax base for couples is the sum of their incomes. One is tailored to the analysis of reforms toward individual taxation. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014356606
We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades. Combining personal income tax and social security data allows us — for the first time — to offer a complete picture of the distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013177639
In recent decades, many industrialized economies have witnessed a pattern of job polarization. While shifts in labor demand, namely routinization or offshoring, constitute conventional explanations for job polarization, there is little research on whether shifts in labor supply along the labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013353411
In recent decades, many industrialized economies have witnessed a pattern of job polarization. While shifts in labor demand, namely routinization or offshoring, constitute conventional explanations for job polarization, there is little research on whether shifts in labor supply along the labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014082161
We provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality and income dynamics for Germany over the last two decades. Combining personal income tax and social security data allows us — for the first time — to offer a complete picture of the distribution of annual earnings in Germany. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013298363
fairness principles, namely equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty, into a joint measure of unfair inequality. Two … aversion. Furthermore, we show that an exclusive focus on top incomes may misguide fairness judgments. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011887379
There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want to compensate others for their … misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort. This paper introduces fairness in a tax-benefit scheme … fairness test, whereas the Baltic and Anglo-Saxon countries (including the US) perform worst. Our paper provides a new way to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277364
Are the United States still a land of opportunity? We provide new insights on this question by invoking a novel measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity has increased by 77% over the time period 1983-2016....
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