This paper analyses income inequality in Ireland using a new panel dataset based on the administrative tax records of … deterioration of the labour market. The data confirms that the tax system is highly progressive at the high end of income … function in the tax and benefit system was enhanced during the last decade, not only because more income support was …

Ravn (2013), we show that inferences cannot be made about the effects of tax changes on output, labor, or investment. …

benefits that significantly reduce total tax received by the government. We examine the distribution of the tax burden, and … especially how income deciles benefit from the different fiscal benefits, namely tax exemptions, reductions and tax credits. This … income. Some fiscal benefits, notably the tax credit on maternity, are highly progressive. Other fiscal benefits, mainly …

concentrated and the tax and transfer system has little redistributive impact. The tax-to-GDP ratio remains low. Consumption taxes …, which tend to be regressive, account for the bulk. The progressivity of income taxes had been undermined by generous tax … reliefs, which benefit the well-off most and increase tax avoidance opportunities. The tax system should be reformed to …

. First, it argues that Chile needs to increase income redistribution through its tax and transfer system towards levels …

This paper studies how investment tax incentives stimulate output in an estimated medium-scale dynamic stochastic … general equilibrium model. We find that the horizon following a positive shock to investment tax incentives is crucial. The …

This paper studies how investment tax incentives stimulate output in a medium-scale DSGE model, which allows for a … variety of fiscal financing mechanisms. We find that the horizon following a positive shock in investment tax incentives is … analysis also contributes to the time-to-build profile of the fiscal multiplier. The results suggest that investment tax …

. This new study, based on more than 20 million tax records over 10 years, examines the highest income earners in Ireland but … income and pay around 2/3 of all income tax. Unlike other OECD countries, the top 1% has not expanded its gross income share …