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Redistributive policies for sustainable development : looking at the role of assets and equity
Kohler, Pierre - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010466285
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Changes in income distributions and the role of tax-benefit policy during the Great Recession : an international perspective
Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim; Doorley, Karina; Keane, … - 2013
This paper examines the impact on inequality and poverty of the economic crisis in four European countries, namely … 2010, was one of great economic turmoil, yet it is unclear whether changes in inequality and poverty rates over this time … decreasing inequality and relative poverty in the UK, France and especially in Ireland, a country where rising unemployment would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212995
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The distributive impact of taxes and expenditures in Colombia
Núñez Méndez, Jairo; Olivieri, Sergio; Parra, Julieth; … - 2020
speed up the decline in inequality levels and reduce poverty. This study presents an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230740
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The redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger
Hounsa, Thierry; Coulibaly, Mohamed; Sanoh, Aly - 2019
This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051946
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Mongolia : distributional impact of taxes and transfers
Freije, Samuel; Yang, Judy S. - 2018
transfers. The findings show that the system is progressive and contributes to reductions in poverty and inequality. The Gini …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002282
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Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?
Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Soest, Daniël Pieter van; … - 2019
inequality. To reduce the incidence of low-quality jobs, tax policy interventions should go hand in hand with more effective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012113993
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Should the rich be taxed more? : the fiscal inequality coefficient
Hatgioannides, John; Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2017
national income (or wealth) appropriated by the same income group. In turn, we develop the Fiscal Inequality Coefficient which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731886
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Assessing the effects of fiscal policies on poverty and inequality : the case of Uruguay
Bucheli, Marisa; Ibarra, Gabriel Lara; Tuzman, Diego - 2020
inequality, with government expenditures in the form of in-kind transfers leading to the largest decreases. While expenditures in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434634
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Learning from the "best" : the impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa
Bargain, Olivier; Jara, H. Xavier; Kwenda-Magejo, Prudence - 2018
learn from each other to improve social protection and reduce inequality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011955580
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Gender bias in tax systems based on household income
Andrienko, Jurij; Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2014
The assumption that household income is strongly and positively correlated with a household's real standard of living provides the basis for the joint taxation of families, which has the effect of discriminating against married women as second earners. This paper shows, in the context of a model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010441692