This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …

different regulatory approaches may, in the end, have quite diverse implications on income inequality among the elderly. A …

this study I aim to examine the tax system’s modification of horizontal income inequality between the six most prevalent … Luxembourg Income Study (LIS). I estimate pre- and post-fiscal income inequality measured as between-family-type Theil indices …. Using linear regression, I examine the association of the percentage change in inequality and the prevalence of family type …

yield higher inequality as measured by the Gini (0-9 pc.pt. increase) and the top 1% and 10% income shares (0-5, and 1-5 pc … mismeasurement rise. Taxable income is subject to the highest inequality, which further undergoes the highest upward correction for … corrections confirm the inequality-neutral impact of pensions in Mexico, and equalizing impacts of transfers, direct taxes …

premium levels and changes within countries. For the literature on income inequality, these findings imply the need to pay …

The last decade has seen a sharp increase in interest in the possible existence of a Paradox of Redistribution (PoR …

This article analyzes the determinants of market income distribution and governmental redistribution. The dependent … variables are LIS data on market income inequality (measured by the Gini index) for households with a head aged 25 to 59 and the … inequality has increased in the United States because the country failed to invest sufficiently in education. The main …

occurred along the income distribution, and reversed increases in inequality. A notable shortcoming across many countries was …