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This paper analyzes the relationship between economic growth, inequality and redistribution. In a cross-country setting … the short run. To estimate the impact of redistribution to low-income earners, we introduce a new measure, the so …-called net benefit share (NBS). Contrary to other findings, we show that this (targeted) redistribution to lowincome earners (Q1 …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between economic growth, inequality and redistribution. In a cross-country setting … the short run. To estimate the impact of redistribution to low-income earners, we introduce a new measure, the so …-called net benefit share (NBS). Contrary to other findings, we show that this (targeted) redistribution to low income earners (Q1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014483700
Poor growth performance over the past decades in Europe has increased concerns for rising income dispersion and social exclusion. European authorities have recently launched the Europe 2020 strategy which aims to improve social inclusion in Europe on top of already existing European regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009690154
The paper first aims at showing that personal income distribution – at least after government intervention – tends to be a stationary variable for many European countries. This finding backs earlier results achieved by Ramser (1987). Furthermore, personal incomes follow a log-normal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410029
redistribution through local tort or contract law is superior to either national or local redistributive taxation. The heart of the … capture social preferences for redistribution. At the same time, attempts to enact redistributive taxes at the local level … incorporation of local preferences for redistribution, while reducing deadweight losses. The deadweight losses of legal rules are …
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The authors set up a political economy equilibrium framework for personal income distribution. Located in status theory, their concept is able to explain what justifies a certain or optimal degree of inequality in the society. The authors present an empirical analysis of personal income...
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carbon emission reduction than redistribution (inequality reduction by transfers). However, those countries who contribute …-distribution decreases or does not affect the carbon emissions of the biggest global polluters. Redistribution, on the other hand, exhibits …
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This paper assesses the effects of the changes of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rates in Italy for the period 1988-1997, questioning their overall redistributive impact compared with an equal-revenue proportional tax rate. By using the theory of marginal tax reforms and the AWARETAX microsimulation...
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Whether observed differences in redistributive policies across countries are the result of differences in social preferences or efficiency constraints is an important question that paves the debate about the optimality of welfare regimes. To shed new light on this question, we estimate labor...
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Whether observed differences in redistributive policies across countries are the result of differences in social preferences or efficiency constraints is an important question that paves the debate about the optimality of welfare regimes. To shed new light on this question, we estimate labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277401