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Progressivity, inequality reduction and merging-proofness are three well-known axioms in taxation. We investigate implications of each of the three axioms through characterizations of several families of taxation rules and their logical relations. We also study the preservation of these axioms...
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, when presenting policy advice. This paper makes two contributions to the analysis of the equity and efficiency effects of … tax policy. Firstly, it applies the methodologies proposed by economists to measure equity and efficiency outcomes of …
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tax implies a trade-off between the aim to reduce emissions and vertical equity, which refers to the idea that people with …
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We study the implications of procedural fairness on income taxation. We formulate procedural fairness as a particular …
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, this paper, building upon the opportunity egalitarian theory, proposes new equity criteria which take into account also the …
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Traditional analyses of redistributive effects of the tax-benefit system are rooted in the concepts of relative income inequality and proportionality. This observation also applies to decompositions proposed by Kakwani (1977, 1984) and Lambert (1985) that reveal the vertical and horizontal...
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deal with vertical inequality - that is, fostering redistribution from the rich to the poor - less is known about their … individuals may not only care about vertical redistribution, but also about the economic situation of the specific groups they … belong to, the horizontal dimension of redistribution becomes politically salient and can be a source of social tensions. We …
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