efficiency with a relevant amount of tax revenues and social expenditures. They obviously obtain very high redistribution, above … 15 points. Most of the countries considered show an intermediate level of redistribution (between 7 and 12 points), but … countries show a very low level of redistribution, below 7 points. Interestingly, they vary in the level of tax burden and of …

Over the last few years concern for income inequality in European countries has increased remarkably. In this context … aim of this paper is twofold. First, we investigate empirically whether there is a link between pre-tax income inequality … and redistribution through taxes. Second we hereby test whether there is a relationship between progressivity and the …

In this paper we want to provide an utopian attempt to tackle inequality and to tackle, most specifically, what we … consider the cultural and ethical origin of inequality: paid work. We believe that a globalised world, structured around the … the UK. Our main findings suggest that UII has a positive effect on inequality an almost null effect on poverty and strong …

the effect on income redistribution of proportional taxes and income sources exempt from taxation such as tax-free cash …

. However since income inequality is notoriously high in these countries, the question of introducing some progressivity in the … microsimulation and macro models, we find that a significant reduction in income inequality can be achieved by moving from a flat to a …