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The impact of Brazil's tax-benefit-system on inequality and poverty
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José Ricardo; … - 2005
The Brazilian government raises an amount of taxes that represents 35% of GDP and spends more than two-thirds of this …, particularly taxes and cash transfers, on income distribution in Brazil, and evaluates its efficiency and effectiveness in reducing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276614
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The impact of Brazil's tax-benefit system on inequality and poverty
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José Ricardo; … - 2006
The Brazilian government raises taxes amounting to 35% of GDP and spends more than two thirds of this on social … successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276661
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The impact of Brazil's tax-benefit system on inequality and poverty
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José … - 2006
The Brazilian government raises taxes amounting to 35% of GDP and spends more than two thirds of this on social … successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003388216
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The Impact of Brazil's Tax-Benefit System on Inequality and Poverty
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José Ricardo; … - 2006
The Brazilian government raises taxes amounting to 35% of GDP and spends more than two thirds of this on social … successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014058460
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The Impact of Brazil’s Tax-Benefit System on Inequality and Poverty
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José Ricardo; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The Brazilian government raises taxes amounting to 35% of GDP and spends more than two thirds of this on social … successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703786
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The Impact of Brazil´s Tax-Benefit System on Inequality and Poverty
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José Ricardo; … - Ibero-Amerika Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (IAI), … - 2005
The Brazilian government raises an amount of taxes that represents 35% of GDP and spends more than two-thirds of this …, particularly taxes and cash transfers, on income distribution in Brazil, and evaluates its efficiency and effectiveness in reducing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005593840
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Household incomes and redistribution in the European Union: Quantifying the equalising properties of taxes and benefits
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Lietz, Christine; … - 2006
The systems of direct taxes and cash benefits in the Member States of the European Union vary considerably in size and … liabilities for taxes and social contributions. It allows us to draw a more comprehensive - and comparable - picture of the … combined effects of transfers and taxes than is usually possible. We decompose the redistributive effect of taxbenefit systems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293716
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Mechanics of replacing benefit systems with a basic income: Comparative results from a microsimulation approach
Browne, James; Immervoll, Herwig - 2018
Recent debates of basic income (BI) proposals shine a useful spotlight on the challenges that traditional forms of income support are increasingly facing, and highlight gaps in social provisions that largely depend on income or employment status. A universal "no questions asked" public transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012012786
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Household incomes and redistribution in the European Union: quantifying the equalising properties of taxes and benefits
Immervoll, Herwig - 2005
The systems of direct taxes and cash benefits in the Member States of the European Union vary considerably in size and … liabilities for taxes and social contributions. It allows us to draw a more comprehensive and comparable picture of the combined … effects of transfers and taxes than is usually possible. We decompose the redistributive effect of tax-benefit systems to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267678