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The US earned income tax credit, its effects, and possible reforms
Meyer, Bruce D. - 2008
In this paper, I first summarize how the US Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) operates and describe the characteristics of recipients. I then discuss empirical work on the effects of the EITC on poverty and income distribution, and its effects on labor supply. Next, I discuss a few policy concerns...
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Income distribution, technical change and the dynamics of international economic integration
Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert - 2005
This paper explores the features of a dynamic multisectoral model which focuses on the relationship between income distribution, growth and international specialization. The model is explored both for the steady-state properties and the transitory dynamics of integrated economies. Income...
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Inequality, human capital formation and the process of development
Galor, Oded - 2011
Conventional wisdom about the relationship between income distribution and economic development has been subjected to dramatic transformations in the past century. While Classical economists advanced the hypothesis that inequality is beneficial for economic development, the Neoclassical...
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Lifetime versus annual tax progressivity: Sweden, 1968-2009
Bengtsson, Niklas; Holmlund, Bertil; Waldenström, Daniel - 2012
This paper analyzes the evolution of tax progressivity in Sweden from both annual and lifetime perspectives. Using a rich micro panel with administrative records of incomes, taxes and benefits over the period 1968 - 2009, we calculate tax rates across the income distribution accounting for...
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Distributional consequences of capital accumulation, globalisation and financialisation in the US
Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2012
In this paper we examine the dynamic contributions of capital accumulation, globalisation, and financialisation to the functional-personal income distribution nexus. We analyse the labour share under the prism of monopoly and frictional growth, and disclose the dramatic upward trend in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368155
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The impact of abortion legalisation on birth outcomes in Uruguay
Antón Pérez, José Ignacio; Ferre, Zuleika; Triunfo, … - 2016
This work evaluates the impact of an abortion reform in Uruguay allowing free interruption of pregnancy until 12 weeks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615046
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Rigidez salarial, precios relativos y ajuste estructural: Una interpretación del desempleo en Uruguay
de Brun, Julio; Labadie, Gaston J. - 1998
que Uruguay salió de la crisis cambiaria y financiera. Este estudio presenta una percepción del desempleo en Uruguay. …
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Collective Bargaining Systems in Six Latin American Countries: Degrees of Autonomy and Decentralization (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay)
O'Connell, Lesley - 1999
The transition to a market driven development strategy in Latin America for more than a decade has redefined business strategies and reshaped the state`s traditional role as guarantor of employment, stability, and protection. These changes, plus the move to create more flexible labor markets in...
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How Do Social Security and Income Affect the Living Arrangements of the Elderly? Evidence from Reforms in Mexico and Uruguay
Shinkai, Naoko - 2000
Uruguay, are examined. It is concluded that the improvement of educational attainment was mainly responsible for helping the … elderly poor to live alone in rural areas in Mexico, and not the government system. On the other hand, in Uruguay, for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327102
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Los efectos del sector público en el financiamiento de la vivienda: El mercado hipotecario de Uruguay
Gandelman, Eduardo; Gandelman, Nestor - 2004
El presente trabajo estudia el mercado hipotecario de viviendas en Uruguay. El principal operador del mercado es el … Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay (BHU), una institución estatal que concentra más de 80% del total de los créditos. Esta … legales) para ejecutar los casos morosos y a la crisis general del sistema financiero de Uruguay. El análisis de los estados …
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