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The distributional impacts of fiscal policy : the case of the Philippines

Son, Hyun H. - 2022

The distributional impacts of fiscal policies are instrumental in reducing inequality in countries like the Philippines, where inequality has been persistently high. This paper assesses how equitable various taxes and transfers in the Philippines are by deriving the elasticities of Atkinson and...

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Fiscal redistribution and social welfare : doing more or more to do?

Coady, David P.; D'Angelo, Devin; Evans, Brooks - 2020

This paper embeds analysis of fiscal redistribution (FR) within the standard social welfare framework. Differences in …

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Should the rich be taxed more? : the fiscal inequality coefficient

Hatgioannides, John; Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2017

This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given income (or, wealth) group. The widely acclaimed standard in public policy is the absolute benefaction of a given income group in filling up the fiscal coffers. Instead, we focus on the ratio of the...

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Should the rich be taxed more? : the fiscal inequality coefficient

Hatgioannides, John; Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Hector - 2017

This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given in-come (or, wealth) group. The widely acclaimed standard in public policy is the absolute benefaction of a given income group in filling up the fiscal coffers. Instead, we focus on the ratio of the...

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Tax financing options for new social protection instruments : the equity implications of taxing more to expand the South African social security system

Goldman, Maya; Hlela, Ntuthuko - 2024

In this paper, we use a static fiscal incidence analysis model to evaluate the poverty and inequality impacts of using fiscal policy to finance expanded social spending in South Africa. We assess three methods to enhance the social protection system's equity objectives: increasing the size...

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Fiscal Redistribution and Social Welfare

Coady, David P. - 2019

discussion of fiscal redistribution within the standard social welfareframework, which lends itself to a transparent and … practical evaluation of the extent anddeterminants of fiscal redistribution. Differences in fiscal redistribution are decomposed … factorsexplaining differences in their fiscal redistribution and to discuss patterns in fiscalredistribution highlighted in the …

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A Fiscal Revolution? Progressivity in the Spanish Tax System, 1960-1990

Torregrosa Hetland, Sara - 2014

system, which caused an increasingly negative redistribution of income. Pre-Tax incomes grew unequal during the period and …

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Revisiting the impact of direct taxes and transfers on poverty and inequality in South Africa

Maboshe, Mashekwa; Woolard, Ingrid - 2018

of fiscal policy on income redistribution, and poverty in South Africa. We find, in accordance with previous research …

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Gender Equity in the Tax-Transfer System for Fiscal Sustainability

Apps, Patricia F. - 2017

In the 1980s the Australian Personal Income Tax was highly progressive and family payments were universal. The system ranked well in terms of gender equity and female labour supply incentives. During the Howard years the progressivity of the rate scale declined dramatically despite rising...

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Larger transfers financed with more progressive taxes? : on the optimal design of taxes and transfers

Ferriere, Axelle; Gruebener, Philipp; Navarro, Gaston; … - 2021

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