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Redistribution, horizontal inequity, and reranking: direct taxation in the UK, 1977-2020
Hérault, Nicolas; Jenkins, Stephen - 2023
We decompose the redistributive effect of direct taxes into vertical, horizontal, and reranking components applying the methods of Urban and Lambert (Public Finance Review, 2008). In the first such application to the UK, and using yearly data covering 1977-2020, we find that redistributive...
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The distributional impact of recurrent immovable property taxation in Greece
Andriopoulou, Eirini; Kanavitsa, Eleni; Leventi, Chrysa; … - 2020
examines in detail their distributional impact and finds that they led to increases in inequality and (relative) poverty. The … distribution and poverty indices that are sensitive to the distribution of income among the poor. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012253866
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Redistributive effect and the progressivity of taxes and benefits: evidence for the UK, 1977-2018
Hérault, Nicolas; Jenkins, Stephen - 2021
We apply the Kakwani approach to decomposing redistributive effect into average rate, progressivity, and reranking components using yearly UK data covering 1977-2018. We examine cash and in-kind benefits, and direct and indirect taxes. In addition, we highlight an empirical implementation issue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697297
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Social spending generosity and income inequality: a dynamic panel approach
Niehues, Judith - 2010
This paper explores if more generous social spending polices in fact lead to less income inequality, or if redistributive outcomes are offset by behavioral disincentive effects. To account for the inherent endogeneity of social policies with regard to inequality levels, I apply the System GMM...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009007489
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Modelling the distributional impact of the COVID-19 crisis
O'Donoghue, Cathal; Sologon, Denisa M.; Kyzyma, Iryna; … - 2020
Given the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus, the State has had to respond rapidly and quite severely to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. This has had significant implications for many aspects of life with differential impacts across the population. The lack of timely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213206
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The distribution of top incomes in five Anglo-Saxon countries over the twentieth century
Atkinson, Anthony B.; Leigh, Andrew - 2010
Taxation data have been used to create long-run series for the distribution of top incomes in quite a number of countries. Most of these studies have focused on the national experience of individual countries, but we can also learn from cross-country comparisons. Comparative analysis is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962818
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Fiscal incidence on the island : Grenada's fiscal system and its incidence
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Gómez Aliaga, Guillermo; … - 2024
of fiscal policy interventions on inequality and poverty. Specifically, we analyze the distributional incidence of direct … to poverty reduction and are almost neutral in their distributive impact. The results contribute to the understanding of …
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The distributional impact of social transfers in the European Union : evidence from the ECHP
Heady, Christopher John; Mitrakos, Theodōros M.; … - 2001
comparative effects of cash transfers on inequality and poverty, using consistent household data. The analysis shows that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403489
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Distributional effects of competition: a simulation approach
Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos; Araar, Abdelkrim; … - 2021
points in the poverty headcount as well as a decline of 0.32 points in the Gini coefficient. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418634
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Understanding the distributional impacts of increases in fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Gayoso de Ervin, Lyliana E.; … - 2023
The recent global increases in fuel prices threaten the gains in poverty reduction that countries like Paraguay have … analyzes the potential effects of fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay. Using microsimulation methods and based on … the Commitment to Equity framework, it estimates the impact of higher fuel prices on welfare, poverty, and inequality …
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