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A new fiscal pact, tax policy changes and income inequality: Latin America during the last decade

Cornia, Giovanni Andrea; Gómez-Sabaini, Juan Carlos; … - 2011

The paper analyses the changes in tax policy, tax/GDP ratios, tax incidence and income inequality which have taken place in Latin America during the last decade against the background of the changes observed in these variables during the liberal years of the 1980s and 1990s. The paper argues...

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The effects of taxes and benefits on income distribution in the enlarged EU

Paulus, Alari; Čok, Mitja; Figari, Francesco; … - 2009

Tax and benefit systems in the enlarged EU vary significantly in size and structure. We examine how taxes and benefits shape income distributions in 19 EU countries, focusing on the differences between Western European countries (EU15) and Eastern European countries (Estonia, Hungary, Poland,...

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Wirkungen alternativer Steuerreformmodelle auf die Einkommensverteilung von freien und anderen Berufen

Merz, Joachim; Stolze, Henning; Zwick, Markus - 2006

Auf der Grundlage von Vergleichen zwischen dem früheren Steuersystem mit der Steuerreform von 2000/2005 und konkurrierenden Alternativen werden in dieser Studie Verteilungsund Umverteilungseffekte auf die Gruppe der Selbständigen (Freie Berufe und Unternehmer) und anderen sozioökonomischen...

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Empleo Femenino, Pobreza y Desigualdad: Un Análisis de Microdescomposiciones. Uruguay 1991-2012

Parada, Cecilia - 2014

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Uruguay's income inequality and political regimes during 1981 - 2010

Amarante, Verónica; Colafranceschi, Marco; Vigorito, Andrea - 2011

This study assesses the evolution of inequality in Uruguay during 1981-2010, considered as subperiods built on the …

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Examinando la prominente posición de Chile a nivel mundial en cuanto a desigualdad de ingresos: Comparaciones regionales

Valenzuela, Juan Pablo; Duryea, Suzanne - In: Estudios de Economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 259-293

the distribution of income is quite unequal. Unlike Uruguay, Chile has one of the more unequal income distributions of the … region. In 2003, Chile had Gini Coefficient of 8.5 points higher than Uruguay. Using micro/simulations, the analysis shows … Uruguay. Social conditions such as social security benefits and the participation of women in the labor market are not …

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Regional effects of federal tax shocks

Hayo, Bernd; Uhl, Matthias - 2012

This paper studies regional output asymmetries following U.S. federal tax shocks. We estimate a vector autoregressive model for each U.S. state, utilizing the exogenous tax shock series recently proposed by Romer and Romer (2010) and find considerable variations: estimated output multipliers lie...

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The Effective Tax Burden of Companies and on Highly Skilled Manpower: Tax Policy Strategies in a Globalized Economy

Elschner, Christina; Lammersen, Lothar; Overesch, Michael; … - 2005

Company taxes and taxes on highly skilled labour both influence the attractiveness of a particular region as a location for investment. We measure the effective tax burden on capital investment and on highly qualified labour in 33 locations across Europe and the United States. We then correlate...

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Taxation and unemployment: an applied general equilibrium approach for Germany

Boeters, Stefan; Böhringer, Christoph; Feil, Michael - 2002

This paper presents an applied general equilibrium model for Germany. The model integrates specific labour market institutions in an otherwise standard general equilibrium framework. There are sectoral wage negotiations for two skill types of workers between firms and trade unions. The...

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Partisanship and taxation: An exploratory study of crisis responses

Lierse, Hanna - 2012

With the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008, European governments extensively intervened to avert a severe economic recession. Taxation is a crucial instrument to achieve such economic objectives, but it also represents a redistributive tool in democratic societies. Generally, left-wing...

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