This paper analyses government instruments in terms of reducing market inequality. Government redistribution, realized through public spending and taxation, could be considered as a key element in order to ensure a more equal distribution of income between households. The first part of the paper...

Auf starke Erhöhungen der Tabaksteuer auf Zigaretten haben die Konsumenten zunehmend allergisch reagiert. Im Durchschnitt wurden je potentiellem, Verbraucher anläßlich von Steuererhöhungen bis zu 350 Fabrikzigaretten weniger abgesetzt, dafür bis zu 180 Selbstgedrehte mehr konsumiert....

This paper analyses government instruments in terms of reducing market inequality. Government redistribution, realized through public spending and taxation, could be considered as a key element in order to ensure a more equal distribution of income between households. The first part of the paper...