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Fractionalization and the Size of Government
Lind, Jo Thori - 2003
This paper studies the joint effect of fractionalization and inequality on the size of government. Within a political … fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for … redistribution, inequality between groups have the opposite effect. All these results hold even if a poor group is in majority. Using …
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How high can you climb? : earnings inequality and intragenerational earnings mobility in a developing country : evidence from Thai tax returns
Athiphat Muthitacharoen; Trongwut Burong - 2023
This paper investigates inequality and intragenerational economic mobility in a developing country with large … inequality. Understanding economic mobility is important because it shapes our perception of inequality. Despite its significance … countries. Using Thailand's tax return data, we study the evolution of earnings inequality, estimate medium-term earnings …
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Once upon a time preference : how rationality and risk aversion change the rationale for discounting
Traeger, Christian - 2012
The paper develops an axiomatic framework for rational decision making. The von Neumann-Morgenstern axioms give rise to a richer risk attitude than that captured in the standard discounted expected utility model. I derive three models that permit a more comprehensive risk evaluation. These...
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Taxing children: the re-distributive role of child benefits - revisited
Blumḳin, Tomer; Margaliyot, Yoram; Tsadḳah, Efrayim - 2010
In this paper, we challenge the conventional wisdom that due to the negative correlation between family size and earning ability, family size can be used as a 'tagging' device, and calls for subsidizing children (via child allowances) to enhance egalitarian objectives. We show that the case for...
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Are user fees really regressive?
Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; Philippopulos, Apostolēs - 2012
by the Ramsey government not only increases aggregate efficiency, but it also decreases inequality. This result is in … contrast to common view and policy practice. -- user fees ; Ramsey taxation ; efficiency ; inequality …
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Honeybee economics : implications for ecology policy
Kanniainen, Vesa; Lehtonen, Tuula; Mellin, Ilkka - 2013
For thousands of years, humans have known the value of honeybees in agriculture. Their pollination services are crucial for the mankind, the Global ecosystem and food production. The recently documented decline of the honeybee colonies in the world is alarming and may threaten the whole living...
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Deserving poor and the desirability of minimum wage rules
Blumḳin, Tomer; Danziger, Leif - 2014
In this paper we provide a novel justification for the use of minimum wage rules to supplement the optimal tax-and-transfer system. We demonstrate that if labor supply decisions are concentrated along the intensive margin and employment is efficiently rationed, a minimum wage rule can be...
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The political sustainability of a basic income scheme and social health insurance
Kifmann, Mathias; Roeder, Kerstin - 2014
This paper studies how society votes on the payroll taxes of a basic income and a social health insurance scheme. Individuals differ along the two most important dimensions when it comes to the design of the two welfare schemes, namely, income and risk. Even though the introduction of a basic...
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Fair and efficient taxation under partial control : theory and evidence
Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2011
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 that is based on several characteristics in order to...
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Tuition fees, as user prices, and private incentives
Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; Philippopulos, Apostolēs; … - 2016
This paper studies the aggregate and distributional implications of introducing tuition fees for public education services into a tax system with income and consumption taxes. The setup is a neoclassical growth model where agents differ in capital holdings. We show that the introduction of...
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