The public policies on mass transit and other economic policies have been unable to avoid increasing mass transit costs and urban bus fares, which places a burden on a majority of the population depending on public transit. This study analyzes the variations in urban bus fares and households...

This article discusses the dynamics of both the size and the composition of the Brazilian aggregate tax burden (BATB) in the 1995-2007 period and presents several (linear and non-linear) econometric specifications for this last variable. Our main conclusion - based both on the analysis of the...

The public policies on mass transit and other economic policies have been unable to avoid increasing mass transit costs and urban bus fares, which places a burden on a majority of the population depending on public transit. This study analyzes the variations in urban bus fares and households...

This article discusses the dynamics of both the size and the composition of the Brazilian aggregate tax burden (BATB) in the 1995-2007 period and presents several (linear and non-linear) econometric specifications for this last variable. Our main conclusion - based both on the analysis of the...

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo aborda a relação entre a privacidade de impostos e cumprimento das obrigações fiscais nos Estados Unidos e foi preparado para uma apresentação de abertura em uma conferência intitulado "Tributação, Transparência, Democracia e Desenvolvimento:...

Funções de tributação não-lineares pressupondo obediência ao princípio de sacrifício equitativo são estimadas pelo método de mínimos quadrados ponderados, utilizando dados da Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) de 2002-2003. Os resultados sugerem que o coeficiente de aversão à...

The paper seeks to analyze the distribution of real estate assets among Brazilian families and IPTU-property tax-their main form of taxation. The text points out that real estate property usufruct is more concentrated than family income itself, despite the fact that IPTU boasts a dubious...

This paper seeks to analyze the tax revenue level and the equity of the Brazilian real estate tax (IPTU) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, showing the main factors for its performance. The first two chapters confirm, based on theory, the necessity of progressiveness in the IPTU taxation system, and...