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Education, redistributive taxation and confidence
Konrad, Kai A. (contributor); Spadaro, Amedeo (contributor) - 2005
redistribution among young individuals. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002592002
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Inequality perceptions, distributional norms, and redistributive preferences in East and West Germany
Kuhn, Andreas - 2011
East and West Germany. As expected, there are substantial differences with respect to all three of these measures … or redistributive preferences. Nonetheless, individuals from East Germany tend to be more supportive of state … redistribution and progressive taxation, and less likely to have a conservative political orientation, even conditional on having the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009233915
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Immigrant assimilation and welfare participation : do immigrants assimilate into or out-of welfare
Hansen, Jörgen; Lofstrom, Magnus - 1999
This paper analyzes differences in welfare utilization between immigrants and natives in Sweden using a large panel data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased in Sweden in the 1990's. We find that immigrants use welfare to a greater extent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011318604
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Social harmony at the boundaries of the welfare state : immigrants and social transfers
Epstein, Gil S.; Hillman, Arye L. - 2000
The social contract of the welfare state can be strained by the arrival of immigrants who receive welfare payments financed by citizens' taxes. We show, however, that the presence of unemployed immigrants receiving welfare payments is consistent with social harmony. The social harmony, which is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336874
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A fresh look at fiscal redistribution and inequality in the US across electoral cycles
Sala, Hector - 2018
which this ratio increases coincide with those in which Democrats rule the government and there is more redistribution from … the power are characterized by a fall in the ratio and less redistribution from the rich to the rest of the population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913675
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Should the rich be taxed more? : the fiscal inequality coefficient
Hatgioannides, John; Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2017
This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given in-come (or, wealth) group. The widely acclaimed standard in public policy is the absolute benefaction of a given income group in filling up the fiscal coffers. Instead, we focus on the ratio of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731886
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Immigrants in the UK and in West Germany : relative income position, income portfolio, and redistribution effects
Büchel, Felix (contributor); Frick, Joachim R. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001766469
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Back to the future : decomposition analysis of distributive policies using behavioural simulations
Bargain, Olivier - 2010
For policy makers and analysts, it is important to isolate the redistributive impact of tax-benefit policy changes from changes in the environment in which policies operate. When actual reforms are motivated by work incentives, it is also crucial to evaluate behavioural responses and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009013038
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De-facto gaps in social protection for standard and non-standard workers : an approach for monitoring the accessibility and levels of income support
Immervoll, Herwig; Fernández, Rodrigo; Hyee, Raphaela; … - 2022
insignificant in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and the United Kingdom. As these latter countries follow very …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198830
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Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income
Haan, Peter; Kemptner, Daniel; Prowse, Victoria - 2018
lifetime earnings risk. Based on a dynamic life-cycle model, we find that redistribution through the tax-and -transfer system …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011795062