results are interpreted in terms of poverty and inequality statistics while closely looking into the assumptions of the … inequality decidedly compared to current levels. This effect is even stronger in the second scenario, however, it results in … unrealistically high tax rates, especially for Italy. The impact on poverty and inequality of the HNIT scheme is markedly higher for …

average tax rate, tax progressivity, the average transfer rate, and transfer targeting. Among the most remarkable results, we … contributions), we measure the reduction of income inequality due to the four structural dimensions of tax and transfer systems: the … notice (i) the diverse combinations of taxation and transfers that achieve the same reduction in inequality; (ii) the absence …

This paper assesses the effects on poverty and inequality of the alternative targeting approaches that Zambia's Social …

targeting metrics together with the curvature of governments' social welfare function and budgetary and political constraints. …

Peru has made great progress in reducing poverty and inequality in the past decade alongside high economic growth …. Albeit this progress, the incidence of poverty and inequality remain high. This paper examines the distributional and poverty … reduces overall inequality by almost 7 Gini points. This reduction is mainly driven by in-kind benefits while the impact of …

systems. It is argued that the various European systems produce different patterns of redistribution that may be explained by …

systems. It is argued that the various European systems produce different patterns of redistribution that may be explained by …

In this paper, we use a static fiscal incidence analysis model to evaluate the poverty and inequality impacts of using … substantially reduce poverty and inequality to varying degrees depending on the taxes and transfers used. …