Ein Prozent der Weltbevölkerung besitzt über 50 Prozent des Weltvermögens IBM Tendenz steigend. 99 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung diskutieren und verzweifeln, handeln aber nicht. Soziale Ungleichheit ist für Anthony Atkinson, den weltweit führenden Experten, ganz oben auf der ?Agenda der...

What are the effects of austerity on distributional policy? We exploit the autonomy of Italian municipalities in setting non-linear income taxes and the exogenous introduction of a fiscal rule to show that austerity increases tax progressivity. Consistent with this evidence, we find that in a...

What are the effects of austerity on distributional policy? We exploit the autonomy of Italian municipalities in setting non-linear income taxes and the exogenous introduction of a fiscal rule to show that austerity increases income tax progressivity. Consistent with this evidence, we find that...