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Looking for the missing rich: tracing the top tail of the wealth distribution

Bach, Stefan; Thiemann, Andreas; Zucco, Aline - In: International Tax and Public Finance 26 (2019) 6, pp. 1234-1258

We analyse the top tail of the wealth distribution in France, Germany, and Spain using the first and second waves of the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). Since top wealth is likely to be under-represented in household surveys, we integrate big fortunes from rich lists, estimate a...

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Decomposition analysis of distributive policies using behavioural simulations

Bargain, Olivier - In: International Tax and Public Finance 19 (2012) 5, pp. 708-731

in market income inequality and contributed to a strong decline in child poverty and poverty amongst single parent …

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Gini Indices and the Redistribution of Income

Duclos, Jean-Yves - In: International Tax and Public Finance 7 (2000) 2, pp. 141-162

Just as the Gini inequality index captures people's relative deprivation (Yitzhaki, 1979), so, we show in this paper … (1980) and Yitzhaki (1983). Through ''leaky bucket'' experiments, we also suggest how we can parameterise the inequality …

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A case for taxing education

Blumkin, Tomer; Sadka, Efraim - In: International Tax and Public Finance 15 (2008) 2, pp. 145-163

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Concavity of utility, concavity of welfare, and redistribution of income

Kaplow, Louis - In: International Tax and Public Finance 17 (2010) 1, pp. 25-42

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Alternative Retirement Income Arrangements and Lifetime Income Inequality: Lessons From Australia

Atkinson, M.; Creedy, John; Knox, David - In: International Tax and Public Finance 6 (1999) 1, pp. 103-117

life-time inequality. The results suggest that it is possible to eliminate complexities from the system providing …

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The Impact on Efficiency and Distribution of a Base-Broadening and Rate-Reducing Tax Reform

Willner, Johan; Granqvist, Lena - In: International Tax and Public Finance 9 (2002) 3, pp. 273-294

only. In most cases, an efficiency-improving reform probably increases inequality unless the marginal rate reduction …

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Rising UI benefits over time

Blumkin, Tomer; Sadka, Efraim - In: International Tax and Public Finance 17 (2010) 5, pp. 501-517

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