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household market income inequality, due to the redistributive effect of tax and transfer systems, but redistribution differs …, but redistribution differs widely across countries. This paper maps income inequality for all OECD countries across …Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour …
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assumptions indicate that increasing household direct taxes would reduce income inequality, while cutting transfers by the same … amount would have a larger and opposite effect on inequality. However, raising progressive labour income taxes could have … adverse effects on inequality in the long run once employment increases in response to a better incentive structure …
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Taxes and transfers reduce inequality in disposable income relative to market income. The effect varies, however …. The paper then assesses potential trade-offs and complementarities between economic growth and income redistribution … deux objectifs sont-ils compatibles ? : Partie 3. Redistribution du revenu par le biais de l'impôt et des transferts dans …
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topic and then looks at some of its crucial aspects, in particular: inequality and poverty including food insecurity …
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Brazil has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty and inequality. This reduction is explained by strong growth … effectiveness of social expenditures for reducing poverty and inequality. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic …
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Sweden is a very egalitarian country but inequalities have risen and some groups are poorly integrated into the labour market. For growth to become more inclusive, the gap between the cost of labour and productivity for some groups needs to be reduced, transitions from education to work should...
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Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. Reducing income inequality is a key government objective and this requires improving the performance of the labour market …
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Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …
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credit, to prevent a rise in inequality and poverty. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Survey of Japan …
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The growing literature studying the determinants of subjective wellbeing find that Mexicans report, on average, levels of life satisfaction that are above what would be predicted by the available objective measures of well-being. This paradox raises the following question: Are the drivers of...
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