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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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inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the main reasons for differences between these and EU-SILC based …
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indicators for income inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the main reasons for differences between these and …
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model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of updating EUROMOD. We then present indicators for income inequality …
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This paper investigates to what extent the tax and transfer systems in Europe protect households at different income levels against losses in current income caused by economic downturns like the present financial crisis. We use a multi country micro simulation model to analyse how shocks on...
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The extent of taxation and redistribution Policy is generally determined as a political-economy equilibrium by a … burden and less redistribution than would be the case with no immigration, even though migrants (naturally) join the pro …
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The numerous studies on preferences for redistribution in recent years offers a wealth of insights into the … market and non-market institutions affects both the demand for redistribution and the choice of the instruments to achieve it …. The analysis is retrospective but may help to assess the future impact on inequality of labour market reforms in those …
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Empirical analyses of economic inequality, poverty, and mobility in Germany are, to an increas-ing extent, using … analysis in support of the European Commission's stated objective of fighting poverty and reducing social inequality through … considerable impact on the degree and structure of inequality and poverty (see Hauser 2008, Causa et al. 2009, Nolan et al. 2009 …
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Empirical analyses of economic inequality, poverty, and mobility in Germany are, to an increas-ing extent, using … analysis in support of the European Commission's stated objective of fighting poverty and reducing social inequality through … considerable impact on the degree and structure of inequality and poverty (see Hauser 2008, Causa et al. 2009, Nolan et al. 2009 …
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association of reduction of income inequality (redistribution) with subjective wellbeing. Their results provide evidence that … not only the outcome (inequality), but also the procedure (redistribution) that leads to the outcome influences subjective … people in Europe are negatively affected by income inequality, whereas reduction of inequality has a positive effect on well …
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