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I perceive therefore I demand : the formation of inequality perceptions and demand for redistribution
Bussolo, Maurizio; Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Giolbas, Anna; … - 2019
This paper investigates the link between inequality and demand for redistribution by looking at how individuals form … their perceptions of inequality. Most of the literature analyzing demand for redistribution has focused on objective … inequality, rather than subjective perceptions of inequality. However, a model that links demand for redistribution to subjective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059022
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Mongolia : distributional impact of taxes and transfers
Freije, Samuel; Yang, Judy S. - 2018
(the child money program and the mortgage subsidy) do little redistribution-the latter is actually regressive-but represent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002282
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Between group inequality and targeted transfers
Wodon, Quentin T. - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001370791
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Cash social transfers, direct taxes, and income distribution in late socialism
Milanović, Branko - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000143339
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The redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger
Hounsa, Thierry; Coulibaly, Mohamed; Sanoh, Aly - 2019
This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct...
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Vertical and horizontal redistribution : the cases of Western and Eastern Europe
Bussolo, Maurizio; Krolage, Carla; Makovec, Mattia; … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002486
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The return of "patrimonial capitalism" : review of Thomas Piketty's capital in the 21st century
Milanović, Branko - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419459
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Informality, consumption taxes and redistribution
Bachas, Pierre; Gadenne, Lucie; Jensen, Anders - 2020
Can consumption taxes reduce inequality in developing countries? This paper combines household expenditure data from 31 countries with theory to shed new light on the redistributive potential and optimal design of consumption taxes. It uses the place of purchase of each expenditure to proxy for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241323
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Impact of fiscal policy on poverty and inequality in Uganda : fiscal incidence analysis using the UNHS 2016/17
Mejía Mantilla, Carolina; Fajardo-Gonzalez, Johanna; … - 2019
This study analyzes the incidence of public revenues (tax collection) and expenditures (including direct and indirect transfers, indirect subsidies, and in-kind transfers) on the level of poverty and inequality in Uganda, using the internationally recognized methodology developed by the...
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