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Poverty, Human Capital, Life-cycle and the Tax and Transfer Bases: The Role of Education for Development and International Competition
Petersen, Hans-Georg - Lehrstuhl für Finanzwissenschaft, Wirtschafts- und … - 2011
revenue, which is spent for public goods (including education) and transfers (for poverty reduction). The efficient design of … poverty in an appropriate time period by transfers and vocational education measures for the grown-up as well as high quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323207
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A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China?
Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
in rural areas, but it has not reduced poverty that much, not least because of how it is administered. Moreover, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480479
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Echelles d'équivalence du temps de travail: évaluation de l'impôt sur le revenu en Belgique à la lumière de l'éthique de la responsabilité
Maniquet, François; Neumann, Dirk - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), … - 2014
Nous proposons une méthode pour évaluer la capacité des systèmes de taxation du revenu de diminuer la pauvreté, lorsque celle-ci est définie en cohérence avec une notion de niveau de vie issue de l’éthique de la responsabilité. Selon cette éthique, toutes les inégalités ne sont pas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246310
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Analyse de l’impact de la hausse mondiale des prix et des politiques de réponse du gouvernment sur la pauvreté
Agobdji, Damien; Amouzouvi, Kokou; Bouare, Kname; … - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2013
Cette recherche analyse l’impact de la hausse des prix des produits alimentaires (2008-2009) et des mesures de réformes mises en oeuvre par le Togo, sur la pauvreté, la vulnérabilité, les inégalités et les enfants. Grâce à un modèle d’équilibre général partiel et des données de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736865
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Reducing Poverty in Estonia Through Activation and Better Targeting
Flèche, Sarah; Radziwill, Artur - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
poverty risk. The government has recently commissioned several studies to prepare a systematic reform of the system. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276944
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Essays on Growth and Environment
Cialani, Catia - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2014
This thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers. <p> Paper [I] Following the 1987 report by The World Commission on Environment and Development, the genuine saving has come to play a key role in the context of sustainable development, and the World Bank regularly publishes numbers...</p>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019144
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Can Redistributive State Taxes Reduce Inequality?
Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2005
Do income taxes levied at a state or regional level affect the after-tax distribution of income? Or do workers merely move between regions, causing pre-tax wages to adjust? This question is relevant both in across states in the United States, and across countries within the European Union. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970062
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Economic Growth from the Household Perspective: GDP and Income Distribution Developments Across OECD Countries
Causa, Orsetta; Araujo, Sonia; Cavaciuti, Agnès; Ruiz, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution of inequality and poverty across OECD countries over the last … explores whether contracting inequalities coexist with increasing poverty. The paper adds to previous studies by introducing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276803
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Reducing Poverty in Chile: Cash Transfers and Better Jobs
Brandt, Nicola - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax … be quite narrowly targeted at families living in extreme poverty. Over time, the government should consider increasing … support for the poor to find jobs of decent quality will be key to help them overcome poverty in a sustainable way. Ingreso …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276808
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Income Inequality and Poverty in Colombia - Part 1. The Role of the Labour Market
Joumard, Isabelle; Vélez, Juliana Londoño - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. Income dispersion largely originates from the labour market, which is characterised by a still high unemployment rate, a pervasive informal sector and a wide wage dispersion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276885