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Spanish regions using EUROMOD. Our results show that the IMV reduces inequality and poverty - general and extreme - for all … level, although this power has not been as effective as it was expected in reducing inequality. This work also simulates the … effects on inequality and poverty that the elimination of current RMI and the introduction of the new IMV would generate …
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In this paper we study the impact of tax-benefit systems on income inequality and work incentives across the 27 Member …
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This papers quantifies the redistributive effects on progressivity, poverty and welfare, that would occur if the monetary benefits currently in place in the Spanish system were to be replaced by a neutral alternative in terms of spending, granting a universal basic income (UBI) to everyone. We...
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The Great Recession and the widespread adoption of fiscal austerity policies have heightened concern about inequality …., 2017), the overall change in income inequality is decomposed into parts attributable to the change in market income … inequality, changes in discretionary tax-benefit policy and automatic stabilisation effects. We implement this approach using the …
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the ceteris paribus effects of the reforms on the state budget and on poverty and inequality. Depending on the choice of … budget deficit may increase or decrease in combination with both increases and decreases in inequality and poverty. So, an …
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proportional losses are largest for higher-income families. However, the overall impact of the crisis on income inequality is small …
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of changes in employment due to the COVID-19 crisis on inequality and poverty using the recently developed tax … measured by headcount and poverty gap increases because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic has also worsened inequality as …
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. However, they result in higher inequality and polarisation. Flat rates necessary to keep the inequality levels unchanged allow …
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The adverse distributional effects of a flat tax are well known and have been documented by empirical research in several countries, including Belgium. Advocates of the flat tax argue, correctly, that many of these studies do not take into account agents' behavioural reactions and possible feed...
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explicit income targeting. We find that with a few exceptions the impact of tax allowances and tax credits on inequality is …
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