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Fair and efficient taxation under partial control : theory and evidence
Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2010
There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want to compensate others for their misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort. Such fairness considerations have been introduced in political economy and optimal income tax models with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009314282
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Fair and efficent taxation under partial control
Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229894
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Fair and Efficient Taxation under Partial Control : Theory and Evidence
Ooghe, Erwin - 2011
There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want to compensate others for their misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort. Such fairness considerations have been introduced in political economy and optimal income tax models with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131534
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Fair and Efficient Taxation Under Partial Control : Theory and Evidence
Ooghe, Erwin - 2010
There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want to compensate others for their misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort. Such fairness considerations have been introduced in political economy and optimal income tax models with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134816
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Fair and Efficent Taxation Under Partial Control
Ooghe, Erwin - 2014
We study fair and efficient tax-benefi t schemes based on income and non-income factors under partial control. Partial control means that each factor is a speci fic mixture of unobserved ability (randomly drawn by nature) and effort (chosen by individuals who differ in tastes). Factors differ in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060362
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US welfare reform : what's relevant for Europe?
Blank, Rebecca M. - 2002
This paper reviews the U.S. welfare reform efforts over the 1990s and the effects of these reforms to date. Seven lessons of potential interest to European observers are discussed, with particular attention to the conclusions of more recent research. Such research indicates, for example, that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410428
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Welfare Reform : What's Relevant for Europe?
Blank, Rebecca M. - 2021
This paper reviews the U.S. welfare reform efforts over the 1990s and the effects of these reforms to date. Seven "lessons" of potential interest to European observers are discussed, with particular attention to the conclusions of more recent research. Such research indicates, for example, that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320413
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Policies to Create and Destroy Human Capital in Europe
Heckman, James J. - 2010
Trends in skill bias and greater turbulence in modern labor markets put wages and employment prospects of unskilled workers under pressure. Weak incentives to utilize and maintain skills over the life-cycle become manifest with the ageing of the population. Reinvention of human capital policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013149275
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GVC involvement and the gender wage gap : micro-evidence for European countries
Nikulin, Dagmara; Wolszczak-Derlacz, Joanna - 2019 - This version: August 2019
In this paper we examine the linkages between involvement into global value chains (GVCs) and the gender wage … added embodied in exports (FVA/Exp.) We augment the Mincerian regression with GVC variable and report gender wage … lower. However, the relationship between GVC and wages differs in respect to gender; women are more affected by the negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012098994
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Women's work and family profiles over the lifecourse and their subsequent health outcomes : evidence for Europe
Leoni, Thomas; Eppel, Rainer - 2013
The reconciliation of family and work is one of the "new social risks" contemporary welfare states are challenged to address. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the roles of work and family in women's life trajectories, shedding light on determinants and welfare outcomes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010432471