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Tax-Benefit Systems in Europe and the US : Between Equity and Efficiency
Bargain, Olivier - 2011
approach to characterize the redistributive preferences embodied in the welfare systems of 17 EU countries and the US. Implicit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131163
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Welfare, Labor Supply and Heterogeneous Preferences : Evidence for Europe and the US
Bargain, Olivier - 2011
Following the report of the Stiglitz Commission, measuring and comparing well-being across countries has gained renewed interest. Yet, analyses that go beyond income and incorporate non-market dimensions of welfare most often rely on the assumption of identical preferences to avoid the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118277
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Fiscal Union in Europe? Redistributive and Stabilising Effects of an EU Tax-Benefit System
Bargain, Olivier - 2012
study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit … countries. These effects depend on income levels and the structures of the existing national tax and transfer systems. The EU …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013105006