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deal with vertical inequality - that is, fostering redistribution from the rich to the poor - less is known about their … individuals may not only care about vertical redistribution, but also about the economic situation of the specific groups they … belong to, the horizontal dimension of redistribution becomes politically salient and can be a source of social tensions. We …
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We study fair and efficient tax-benefit schemes based on income and non-income factors under partial control. Partial control means that each factor is a specific mixture of unobserved ability (randomly drawn by nature) and effort (chosen by individuals who differ in tastes). Factors differ in...
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The Great Recession and the resulting European debt crisis revived a debate about deeper fiscal integration in the Eurozone. We discuss different alternatives how an unemployment insurance system for the euro area could be designed and run counterfactual simulations based on micro data to...
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Whether observed differences in redistributive policies across countries are the result ofdifferences in social preferences or efficiency constraints is an important question that pavesthe debate about the optimality of welfare regimes. To shed new light on this question, weestimate labor supply...
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There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want tocompensate others for their …
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As the link between tax compliance and tax morale is found to be robust, finding thedeterminants of tax morale can help to understand and fight tax evasion. In this paper weanalyze the effect of progressive taxation on tax morale in a cross-country approach – whichhas not been investigated...
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This paper investigates to what extent the tax and transfer systems in Europe protecthouseholds at different income levels against losses in current income caused by economicdownturns like the present financial crisis. We use a multi country micro simulation model toanalyse how shocks on market...
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two approaches and show that benefits have other aimsthan redistribution. Finally, our country clustering shows that the …
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