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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270632
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The Distribution of Top Incomes in Five Anglo-Saxon Countries over the Twentieth Century
Atkinson, Anthony B.; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Taxation data have been used to create long-run series for the distribution of top incomes in quite a number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506080
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Non-cash benefits and the distribution of economic welfare
Callan, Tim; Keane, Claire - 2009
Non-cash benefits can have substantial effects on the distribution of economic welfare. Standard approaches to the inclusion of non-cash benefits in broader measures of resources have failed to take adequate account of the pattern of needs associated with the greater use of health and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269152
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Taxing home ownership: Distributional effects of including net imputed rent in taxable income
Figari, Francesco; Paulus, Alari; Sutherland, Holly; … - 2012
this form of taxation. The paper investigates the fiscal and distributional consequences of including homeowners' imputed … of homeowners, while at the same time existing mortgage interest tax relief schemes and taxation of cadastral incomes are … abolished. In two further revenue-neutral scenarios, the additional tax revenue raised through the taxation of imputed rent is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282310
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Taxing Home Ownership: Distributional Effects of Including Net Imputed Rent in Taxable Income
Figari, Francesco; Paulus, Alari; Sutherland, Holly; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
this form of taxation. The paper investigates the fiscal and distributional consequences of including homeowners' imputed … of homeowners, while at the same time existing mortgage interest tax relief schemes and taxation of cadastral incomes are … abolished. In two further revenue-neutral scenarios, the additional tax revenue raised through the taxation of imputed rent is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279327
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Non-Cash Benefits and the Distribution of Economic Welfare
Callan, Tim; Keane, Claire - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Non-cash benefits can have substantial effects on the distribution of economic welfare. Standard approaches to the inclusion of non-cash benefits in broader measures of resources have failed to take adequate account of the pattern of needs associated with the greater use of health and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762090
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Long-Run Trends in the Distribution of Income and Wealth
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - 2014
This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer questions such as: What do we know, and how do we know, about the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377364
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Long-Run Trends in the Distribution of Income and Wealth
Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer questions such as: What do we know, and how do we know, about the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764612
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Who benefits from the earned income tax credit? Incidence among recipients, coworkers and firms
Leigh, Andrew - 2010
How are hourly wages affected by the Earned Income Tax Credit? Using variation in state EITC supplements, I find that a 10 percent increase in the generosity of the EITC is associated with a 5 percent fall in the wages of high school dropouts and a 2 percent fall in the wages of those with only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269857
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The impact of Brazil's tax-benefit system on inequality and poverty
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José Ricardo; … - 2006
The Brazilian government raises taxes amounting to 35% of GDP and spends more than two thirds of this on social programmes. These shares are in pair with the OECD averages and well in excess of Latin America averages. However, while tax-benefit systems in most OECD countries reduce income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276661