Based on the earlier work of one of the authors, this paper develops a unified methodology to compare tax progression … for dominance relations under different income distributions. We address it as uniform tax progression for different … employed for empirical investigations. Using dominance relations, we define tax progression under different income …

inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter's preferences. While numerous papers have tested … this proposition, the literature has remained divided over the appropriate measure for redistribution. Revisiting the … redistribution should increase in line with inequality. An empirical test based on 110 observations from the Luxembourg Income Study …

The link between income inequality and governmental redistribution is still subject to intense research and debate … this paper is to review the existing literature on inequality and redistribution, to explicate the theoretical causal … find robust evidence that income inequality affects redistribution. However, the precise degree of this relationship …

redistribution than extremely decentralised schemes. However, for systems with a medium degree of centralisation, the hypothesis that …

How can we evaluate the redistributive effect of welfare states? Do tax and transfer systems reduce the level of … redistribution. Current measures employed in the sociology and politics of redistribution are seriously flawed. This paper elaborates … redistribution as a micro-level income mobility process, and develops an index to measure it. Using data from the Luxembourg Income …

This article analyzes the determinants of market income distribution and governmental redistribution. The dependent … density, deindustrialization, unemployment, employment levels, and education spending. The main determinants of redistribution … levels. Redistribution rises mainly because needs rise (that is, unemployment and single mother households increase), not …

achieved through the tax system, via government transfers, or both. In practice, however, very little redistribution is … disincentives. This produces a bind for policy makers. Generous benefits secure the redistribution countries need to get low …Redistribution is one of the principal mechanisms through which countries secure low income inequality. Maintaining …

whether redistribution is associated with the size or the internal target efficiency of social benefits; to focus separately … undertaken. First, and most important, the paper offers a detailed discussion of a number of aspects of fiscal redistribution … allow us not only to measure overall redistribution, but also to explore whether redistribution has been achieved primarily …