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Government effects on the distribution of income : an overview
Papadimitriou, Dimitri Basil (contributor) - 2006
This paper is the overview chapter of an edited volume on "The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation." The paper offers the author's perspective on the government's role as a redistributive agent. Taxation and public spending programs are analyzed using the experiences of...
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Income distribution, macroeconomic analysis and barriers to full employment
Sawyer, Malcolm C. - 1997
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Public preferences for redistributive policies in Israel
Elmelech, Yuval - 2014
This paper contributes to the literature on inequality and welfare policy by studying public support for redistributive policies in Israel, a society with an extreme level of socioeconomic inequality. Drawing on the relevant literature and taking into consideration the distinct demographic...
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Simulations of full-time employment and household work in the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP) for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico
Masterson, Thomas - 2012
The method for simulation of labor market participation used in the LIMTIP models for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico is … ; Chile ; Mexico …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009557672
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A GARCH approach to modeling Chilean long-term swap yields
Akram, Tanweer; Mamun, Khawaja Abdullah al - 2022
swap yield. This means that the Banco Central de Chile's (BCCH) monetary policy exerts an important influence on interbank … swap yields in Chile. …
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Quality of match for statistical matches used in the development of the Levy Institute measure of time and income poverty (LIMTIP) for Argentina, Chile and Mexico
Masterson, Thomas - 2011
The quality of match of three statistical matches used in the LIMTIP estimates for Argentina, Chile, and Mexico is … 2006 Encuesta Caracteristización Socioeconómica Nacional (CASEN 2006) for Chile. The third match combines the 2008 Encuesta … ; Time Use ; Household Production ; Poverty ; LIMTIP ; Argentina ; Chile ; Mexico …
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Economic perspectives on aging
Papadimitriou, Dimitri Basil (contributor) - 2007
The aging of the American population will be a critical public policy issue in the years ahead. This paper surveys the recent literature on the economics of aging, with a special emphasis on government spending on the aged. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that the proportion of the elderly in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003727006
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Federalism, fiscal space, and public investment spending : do fiscal rules impose hard budget constraints?
Chakraborti, Pinaki - 2016
The primary objective of rule-based fiscal legislation at the subnational level in India is to achieve debt sustainability by placing a ceiling on borrowing and the use of borrowed resources for public capital investment by phasing out deficits in the budget revenue account. This paper examines...
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Analyzing public expenditure benefit incidence in health care : evidence from India
Chakraborty, Lekha S.; Singh, Yadawendra; Jacob, Jannet … - 2013
The effectiveness of public spending remains a relatively elusive empirical issue. This preliminary analysis is an attempt, using benefit incidence methodology, to define the effectiveness of spending at the subnational government level in India's health sector. The results reveal that the...
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Net government expenditures and the economic well-being of the elderly in the United States, 1989 - 2001
Kum, Hyunsub (contributor); Wolff, Edward N. (contributor);  … - 2006
We examine the economic well-being of the elderly, using the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW). Compared to the conventional measures of income, the LIMEW is a comprehensive measure that incorporates broader definitions of income from wealth, government expenditures, and...
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