-Saxon countries. For Eastern Europe, our results are less definite. Looking at the impact of the tax and benefit schemes in the EU, it …

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 …

the redistributive effects of different tax benefit instruments in the enlarged EU based on two approaches. Inequality …

unexploited database (EU-Silc), we find no evidence that legal migrants, notably skilled migrants, are net recipients of transfers … dilemma facing Europe involves i. co-ordinating safety nets across the EU, ii. adopting explicitly selective migration …