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Tax policy and income inequality in the US, 1979-2007

Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Immervoll, Herwig; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method allowing us to disentangle the policy effect from changing market incomes. Over the period 1979-2007, the cumulative policy effect aggravated inequality by increasing the income share of the top...

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Partisan Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007

Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Immervoll, Herwig; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We assess the effects of U.S. tax policy reforms on inequality by applying a new decomposition method that allows us to disentangle the direct policy effect from the effect of changing market incomes. Over the whole period 1979-2007 the cumulative tax policy effect aggravated income inequality...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011085100

Using repeated cross-sections to explore movements into and out of poverty

Dang, Hai-Anh; Lanjouw, Peter; Luoto, Jill; McKenzie, David - In: Journal of Development Economics 107 (2014) C, pp. 112-128

Movements in and out of poverty are of core interest to both policymakers and economists. Yet the panel data needed to … analyze such movements are rare. In this paper we build on the methodology used to construct poverty maps to show how repeated … cross-sections of household survey data can allow inferences to be made about movements in and out of poverty. We illustrate …

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Politiques de santé et inégalités sociales en Europe

Jusot, Florence; Naudin, Florence; Lavis, John; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

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Tel père, tel fils : l’influence de l'origine sociale et familiale sur la santé des descendants en Europe

Trannoy, Alain; Tubeuf, Sandy; Jusot, Florence - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

This article analyses unequal opportunities for health related to original class and family background in Europe. The literature has recently highlighted the influence of original class background on health in adulthood and the existence of transmission between the generations. The data from the...

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Country of birth, migration and health status: a French data analysis

Grignon, Michel; Dourgnon, Paul; Berchet, Caroline; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

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The shape of the relationship between mortality and income in France

Jusot, Florence - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006

Using a case-control study constructed with two fiscal databases, this paper investigates the shape of the relationship between income and the probability of death in France. The results show that the risk of mortality is strongly correlated with the level of income, independent from the...

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Is the French health insurance an efficient instrument for intragenerational income redistribution ?

Jusot, Florence - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2004

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Monitoring Health Inequalities in France. A Short Tool for Routine Health Survey to Account for Lifelong Adverse Experiences

Cambois, Emmanuelle; Jusot, Florence - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010

Conventional health surveys focus on current health and social context but rarely address past experiences of hardship or exclusion. However, recent research shows how such experiences contribute to health status and social inequalities. In order to analyse in routine statistics the impact of...

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Mortalité et revenu en France : construction et résultats d’une enquête cas-témoins

Jusot, Florence - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2004

distribution, regardless of the effect of socio-occupational categories. The results show excess mortality linked to poverty but …

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