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Changes in income distribution and the role of tax-benefit policy during the great recession : an international perspective
Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim; Doorley, Karina; Keane, … - 2013
This paper examines the impact on inequality and poverty of the economic crisis in four European countries, namely … 2010, was one of great economic turmoil, yet it is unclear whether changes in inequality and poverty rates over this time … decreasing inequality and relative poverty in the UK, France and especially in Ireland, a country where rising unemployment would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212556
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Changes in income distributions and the role of tax-benefit policy during the Great Recession : an international perspective
Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim; Doorley, Karina; Keane, … - 2013
This paper examines the impact on inequality and poverty of the economic crisis in four European countries, namely … 2010, was one of great economic turmoil, yet it is unclear whether changes in inequality and poverty rates over this time … decreasing inequality and relative poverty in the UK, France and especially in Ireland, a country where rising unemployment would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212995
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Learning from the "best" : the impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa
Bargain, Olivier; Jara, H. Xavier; Kwenda-Magejo, Prudence - 2019
Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This paper aims at characterizing the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011966797
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Learning from the "best" : the impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa
Bargain, Olivier; Jara, H. Xavier; Kwenda-Magejo, Prudence - 2018
Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This paper aims at characterizing the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011955580
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The distributional effects of tax-benefit policies under new labour: a Shapley decomposition
Bargain, Olivier - 2009
Using counterfactual microsimulations, Shapley decompositions of time change in inequality and poverty indices make it … depth of poverty would have increased under the first New Labour government, had important reforms like the extensions of … income support and tax credits not been implemented. These reforms have also contributed to substantially reduce poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269603
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Analysing the effects of tax-benefit reforms on income distribution: A decomposition approach
Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim - 2007
counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272356
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The distributional effects of tax-benefit policies under new labour: A Shapely decomposition
Bargain, Olivier - 2009
Using counterfactual microsimulations, Shapley decompositions of time change in inequality and poverty indices make it … depth of poverty would have increased under the first New Labour government, had important reforms like the extensions of … income support and tax credits not been implemented. These reforms have also contributed to substantially reduce poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288266
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Analysing the effects of tax-benefit reforms on income distribution: A decomposition approach
Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim - 2007
-tax income (distribution, composition, demographic structure, etc.). We conduct this exercise for a battery of poverty and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290562
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Analysing the effects of tax-benefit reforms on income distribution: A decomposition approach
Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim - 2007
counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291237
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Analysing the effects of tax-benefit reforms on income distribution : a decomposition approach
Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim - 2007
counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequal- ity/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the …. -- Tax-bene t policy ; inequality ; poverty ; decomposition ; microsimulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003869860