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Efficiency and equity aspects of energy taxation
Vandyck, Toon - 2013 - First draft
We analyse the distributional effects of increased oil excises in Belgium by combining a regional Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model with a microsimulation framework that exploits the rich detail of household-level data. The results suggest that policymakers face an equity-efficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011534699
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Efficiency and equity aspects of energy taxation
Vandyck, Toon - 2013
We analyse the distributional effects of increased oil excises in Belgium by combining a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model with the EUROMOD microsimulation framework that exploits the rich detail of household-level data. The link between the CGE model and the micro level is top-down,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009772546
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The state and income inequality in Brazil
Souza, Marcelo Medeiros Coelho de; Souza, Pedro H. G. F. de - 2015
Using a factor decomposition of the Gini coefficient we measure the contribution to inequality of direct monetary income flows to and from the Brazilian State. The income flows from the State include public servants' earnings, Social Security pensions, unemployment benefits and Social Assistance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012056561
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Revisiting the impact of direct taxes and transfers on poverty and inequality in South Africa
Maboshe, Mashekwa; Woolard, Ingrid - 2018
This paper uses a recent household survey and the CEQ framework to revisit and extend previous research on the impact of fiscal policy on income redistribution, and poverty in South Africa. We find, in accordance with previous research, that direct taxes and cash transfers are overall...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011883375
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The Impact of Taxes, Transfers, and Subsidies on Inequality and Poverty in Uganda
Lustig, Nora - 2017
from taxation and concurrent investments in productive infrastructure, it should take care to protect the poorest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966376
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The State and Income Inequality in Brazil
Medeiros, Marcelo; Souza, Pedro - 2014
Using a factor decomposition of the Gini coefficient we measure the contribution to inequality of direct monetary income flows to and from the Brazilian State. The income flows from the State include public servants' earnings, Social Security pensions, unemployment benefits and Social Assistance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014158479
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Inequality and fiscal redistribution in Mexico : 1992-2015
Scott, John; Rosa, Enrique de la; Balcazar, Rodrigo Aranda - 2017
This paper uses income and expenditure surveys from 1992 to 2014 and public tax and spending accounts to estimate the redistributive impact of Mexico's fiscal system over this period. It presents standard and marginal benefit incidence analysis for the principal public transfers (education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776401
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The Brazilian state's redistributive role : changes and persistence at the beginning of the 21st century
Silveira, Fernando Gaiger da; Palomo, Theo Ribas - 2023
towards a more progressive tax system could be achieved by reducing the weight of indirect taxes and increasing the taxation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014428774
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Effects of tax-benefit policies on the income distribution and work incentives in Estonia
Paulus, Alari; Klein, Caroline - 2019
The paper studies the impact of tax-benefit policies on the distribution of household incomes and work incentives in …%), would have the highest first-order impact for a given fiscal cost. However, these measures would also weaken work incentives … incentives at low and middle-income levels together with modest reductions in poverty and inequality. This Working Paper relates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111111
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The effects of taxation on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa
Ouedraogo, Idrissa Mohamed; Dianda, Issa; Ouedraogo, … - 2022
This paper investigates the effects of taxation on income inequality in an unbalanced panel of 45 countries in sub … regression estimates. We find that taxation widens income inequality. We also show that the increasing effects of taxation on …
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